Live: M5 crash leaves road blocked with traffic queuing

Traffic has eased off on the M5 in Gloucestershire following a crash this morning (December 18). The Bristol-bound side of the motorway was partially blocked, with congestion reported between Thornbury and the Almondsbury Interchange.

Google Maps shows delays growing in the area, which is not helped by roadworks along the same stretch of road. Traffic monitoring system Inrix reports: “M5 Southbound partially blocked, queueing traffic due to accident from J14 B4509 (Thornbury/Falfield) to J15 M4 J20 (Almondsbury Interchange).”

According to an Inrix update, the road had cleared shortly before 10am.

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