Transport and Logistics Network
Drivers have been warned of a slow-moving abnormal load which may cause delays on the M5. The vehicle will be travelling at a speed of around 15mph southbound on the motorway.
Avon and Somerset Police warn drivers will face disruption from between 9am …
Three lanes of the M5 were closed in Bristol as a vehicle overturned this afternoon (Sunday, October 5).
A car flipped on the Avonmouth Bridge, and there were at least four miles of queues on the motorway.
Traffic cameras showed multiple emergency serv…
A lorry and a car were involved in the crash, which took place near Droitwich on Friday afternoon (October 3).
Emergency services rushed to the scene, where paramedics found one woman had minor injuries.
She received some treatment but then declined fu…
A car transporter carrying electric vehicles burst into flames on the M5[1] this morning, Wednesday, October 1, closing the motorway in both directions.
A witness reported hearing explosions as the fire broke out between Cullompton services and Exeter,…
One lane of the M5 in Somerset was closed following a crash this evening (Tuesday, September 30). There was slow traffic on the southbound carriageway of the motorway between junction 24 and 25.
Roads and traffic monitoring site, Inrix, reported the cr…
Two lanes of the M5 in Somerset were closed due to a vehicle fire this evening (Monday, September 29). There were long delays between junction 21 and 22 on the southbound carriageway of the motorway.
One person said: “Car on hard shoulder southbound wi…
It’s a bright, clear midweek morning with hardly a cloud in the sky. On the M5 motorway, motorists in cars, vans and lorries are immersed in the rolling Devon countryside[1] that surrounds them as they make up the fast flow of traffic, while blissfully…
Councils across Gloucestershire have allocated an additional £20m towards major enhancements at an M5 junction close to Cheltenham, with construction potentially beginning next year.
Cheltenham Borough Council, Tewkesbury Borough Council and Gloucester…
Data obtained by Parkers from National Highways has shown the shocking scale of motorway night closures[1] afflicting British motorists. From the start of 2020 until the end of 2024, there were 277,653 closures affecting driver’s journeys, making them…
By SAM LAWLEY, NEWS REPORTER[1] Published: 17:42, 24 September 2025 | Updated: 21:35, 24 September 2025
An autistic schoolgirl who was killed on the M5 after jumping from a moving police car was ‘failed’ by authorities, her mother ha…