Patricia Connors was hit by a Ford Transit van during rush hour on Friday after her pet ran on to the carriageway near Cardiff Gate services. Connors was pronounced dead at the scene and the westbound carriageway was closed for five hours between junctions 29 and 32. “A dog belonging to a female driver of a white VW Golf vehicle is believed to have entered the carriageway followed by the driver of the VW Golf vehicle,” police said. “A Ford Transit vehicle has collided with the 66-year-old female who was pronounced deceased at the scene. Patrick Joseph Connors, 60, his son Patrick Dean Connors, 40, and nephew William Connors, 37, were all convicted of requiring a person to perform forced or compulsory labour between 2010 and 2013.

Source: The Guardian April 09, 2017 12:37 UTC