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Drivers faced queues on the M5 after a crash in Bristol[1] this morning.
The motorway was partially blocked northbound[2] following a collision between junctions 19-18 this morning (Monday, October 20).
National Highways reported delays in the area.
Tr…
There was crash on the M5 in Gloucestershire this morning (Saturday, October 18) that caused delays.
The incident was on the southbound motorway between junction 9 for the A46 at Tewkesbury and junction 11 for the A40.
The incident was first reported a…
A vehicle overturned on the M5 near Bristol, causing a huge backlog of traffic on the motorway this afternoon, Friday, October 17.
One lane was closed southbound at Portishead after a vehicle overturned and careered off the motorway.
National Highways …
It is not clear what can be done to make the motorway safer for drivers
Shannon Brown Reporter
15:27, 17 Oct 2025
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A car transporter carrying nine electric vehicles was just one of the many major incide…
Firefighters have released striking images revealing the full scale of destruction caused by a lorry blaze on the M5 this morning (Wednesday), which has triggered widespread traffic chaos throughout Devon.
The motorway remains shut northbound between j…
Latest traffic update
M5 Northbound closed, severe delays due to recovery work and earlier lorry fire from J30 A376 Sidmouth Road (Exeter / Service Areas) to J29 A30 Honiton Road (Exeter / Honiton).
Congestion to J31 (Okehampton turn off), with queues …
5 hours agoGeorge Thorpe,Archie Farmer andZhara SimpsonSouth WestThere has been disruption on the M5 after a lorry fire forced the closure of part of the road in Devon for several hours.The fire started on the northbound side of the motorway between ju…
The fire is still not out
Shannon Brown Reporter
15:24, 15 Oct 2025
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The M5 at Exeter following a huge lorry fire (Image: Devon and Cornwall Roads Policing Team )
Residents in Exeter have been warned to k…
The M5 is closed
Shannon Brown Reporter
12:53, 15 Oct 2025Updated 13:16, 15 Oct 2025
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Firefighters are at the scene of the blaze in Exeter(Image: National Highways)
Drivers are being diverted off the M5 w…