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Emergency services were called to the scene between junctions 4 and 5 following reports of a fire.
Upon arrival, fire crews found that the driver unit of a lorry was on fire. The ambulance service also attended.
The fire spread onto the trailer and smo…
Motorists on the M5 are at a standstill this afternoon, Monday, June 16, following a crash. Traffic on the southbound carriageway is currently being held at junction 14.
One witness said there are multiple emergency services at the scene. They said: “T…
A key junction on the M5 in Somerset has closed for three months as a £5.7m road upgrade scheme finally gets under way after years of waiting. The A38 Chelston Link Road (known locally as the ‘concrete carriageway’) connects junction 26 of the M5 with …
Drivers faced huge delays on the M5 in Gloucestershire[1] after a crash near Stroud[2]. There were long delays between Thornbury and Stroud, with two lanes closed in the northbound direction.
A van pulling a caravan has jackknifed and overturned on the…
Avon and Somerset Police were at the scene of an incident on the M5 motorway today (Tuesday, June 10) where three vehicles collided, causing all three lanes of traffic going southbound to be held.
Delays were in place between Clevedon (Junction 20) a…
A closure is in place on the M5 after a crash this afternoon. The collision, which involved a car and a motorbike, has shut the M5 southbound exit slip road at Bridgwater North this afternoon (Monday, June 9).
National Highways reports some delays in t…
A total of 58 drivers were pulled over on the M5 during Operation Tramline, a campaign led by Policing officers in the South West last month.
The road safety initiative in Gloucestershire was designed to educate drivers and cut down the number of incid…
A total of 58 drivers were stopped on the M5 during Operation Tramline by Gloucestershire Constabulary Road Policing officers last month.
The road safety initiative aimed to educate motorists and reduce the number of incidents caused by unsafe driver b…
7 hours agoSarah TurnnidgeBBC News, West of EnglandGetty ImagesThousands of new homes could be built thanks to major improvements to a motorway junction. It was announced on Wednesday that development consent had been granted to a £229m project at Junc…
Council and highways chiefs have welcomed the announcement that the Secretary of State for Transport has given the green light for the M5 Junction 10 Improvements Scheme[1]. This significant milestone sets the stage for delivering substantial transport…