Live: M5 delays as police rush to incident on motorway

There were delays on the M5 near Bristol[1] this evening as one lane was closed. Avon and Somerset Police were at the scene of an incident in the northbound carriageway between junctions 19 and 18 this evening, Sunday, November 3. National Highways traffic cameras[2] show long tailbacks building on the approach, with one lane closed.

The incident cleared at around 6pm. Traffic monitor Inrix reported: "Slow traffic and one lane closed due to police incident on M5 Avonmouth Bridge northbound from J19 A369 Martcombe Road (Portishead) to J18 M49.Camera shows lane one (of four) is closed." This is a live blog.

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References

1. ^ M5 near Bristol (www.bristolpost.co.uk)
2. ^ National Highways traffic cameras (www.bristolpost.co.uk)