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Live: M5 traffic halted as car flips in multi-vehicle crash

Long delays have been reported on the M5 after a car flipped onto its roof in a rush hour crash near Bristol. According to reports, five vehicles were involved in the collision on the southbound carriageway over the Avonmouth bridge.
Emergency services…

Lane closed on M5 near Bristol due to lorry incident

Police have closed a lane of the M5 near Bristol due to an incident involving a lorry. The southbound carriageway is shut on Saturday morning between junctions 19 and 20.
The traffic site Inrix has some details of the incident. It says: “One lane close…

Live: M5 lanes shut at Avonmouth after multi-vehicle crash

Two lanes on the M5 at Avonmouth have reopened following a crash on the motorway. The closures were in place southbound between J18 near the Avonmouth bridge to J19 for Portishead.
According to traffic monitor Inrix, the collision took place on the bri…

Live: M5 delays as shed load spills on motorway and closes lane

One lane was closed on the M5 southbound following reports a fuel spillage on the motorway. Traffic was moving slowly between junction 19 and junction 20.
Traffic camera images showed long queues building on the motorway in Bristol, with further delays…

Live updates – M5 lane closed after shed load

A lane was closed on the M5 during the early rush hour after a fuel spillage. Long queues formed on the road following the incident.
Traffic monitoring website Inrix said the incident has happened between junctions 19 and 20 on the southbound side. Tra…

M5 rolling roadblock in Somerset after police incident

All traffic was held on the M5 in Somerset following a concern for welfare incident[1] this morning (August 21). A lane was closed on the southbound carriageway near Portishead[2] at around 7.45am before traffic was stopped in both directions at 8am.
P…

M5 chaos expected as over 100,000 head to Balloon Fiesta

Motorists have been advised to plan their routes carefully ahead of the Bristol Balloon Fiesta 2023, which kicks off later this week. Motorways and A-roads are expected to be busy as an expected 100,000 people per day flock to the city in time for the …

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 …

M5 traffic live: Holidaymakers spark long delays on motorway

There is long tailbacks on the M5 heading through past Bristol and into Somerset as holidaymakers flock to the South West.
Traffic service Inrix is reporting that there are delays southbound between Junction 19 for Bristol and Junction 20 for Clevedon….

M5 crash: Severe delays after nine-vehicle pile-up leaves one …

Drivers face ‘severe’ delays on the M5 in north Somerset following reports of a nine-vehicle pile-up[1]. The crash, which took place at around 2.45pm today (July 17), has closed two lanes on the motorway between Portishead and Clevedon.
Avon Fire and R…