M5 traffic chaos after rush hour crash near Bristol

All traffic was stopped on the M5 following a crash near Bristol this afternoon (Monday, October 28). According to traffic monitoring site Inrix, the collision involved a car and took place on the northbound carriageway. Vehicles were stationary between junction 19 for Portishead and junction 18 for the M49.

They were released and traffic returned to normal by 6pm. Inrix says: "Traffic easing, earlier accident on M5 Avonmouth Bridge Northbound from J19 A369 Martcombe Road (Portishead) to J18 M49. Was held briefly around 17:35."

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