M5 traffic live: Motorway partially blocked after incident

The M5 motorway is facing queues of traffic this afternoon (Sunday, August 6) following an incident in Somerset.

According to traffic monitoring site Inrix, the M5 is partially blocked northbound due to an incident from junction 20 B3133 Ettlingen Way (Clevedon) to junction 19 A369 Martcombe Road (Portishead).

Travel time is said to be around 40 minutes. Drivers are being warned to expect delays on their journey this afternoon.

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