M5 traffic live: Crash brings motorway to standstill in West Country

There were long delays on a stretch of the M5 in the West Country this afternoon (Monday, September 1) after a crash. The collision happened northbound between junction 22 for Burnham-on-Sea and junction 21 for Weston-super-Mare at around 3.50pm. It was affecting traffic heading from the South West towards Gloucestershire and the Midlands.

Traffic was held for a while, but has since been released.

Delays of up to 40 minutes were reported, but the motorway was running clear by 4.45pm.

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