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The M5 in Devon has been shut in both directions early Friday morning following two serious collisions near Tiverton. According to reports[1], emergency services were called to the stretch between Junction 27 (Tiverton) and Junction 28 (Cullompton) lat…
Devon and Cornwall Police are appealing for witnessess following two serious crashes on the M5 last night. The M5 is still closed both ways this morning and diversion routes are in place[1] via the A38 and A361.
A crash, involving a Vauxhall Zafira, Fo…
Drivers face delays of at least an hour on parts of the M5 after a lorry ploughed into the central reservation near junction 29 on the motorway, at Exeter[1].
The outside lane of the M5 is currently closed as National Highways is at the scene. There ar…
North and southbound traffic is affected
Molly Seaman
15:32, 01 Aug 2025
M5 central reservation crash(Image: DevonLive )
A lorry crashing through the central reservation on the M5 has sparked major delays in Exeter and other part…
Junction 26 of the M5 and the nearby Chelston Link Road are currently closed for a £5.7m upgrade, with traffic seeking to reach Wellington[1] being diverted onto the A38 near Taunton or Tiverton until the end of September.
Taunton and Wellington[2] MP …
A lorry crashed on Newtes Hill in Tiverton, forcing police to close the road and warn motorists of significant delays on the busy back road to Cullompton.
The Mid Devon Neighbourhood Policing Team reported that the steep and winding road was blocked by…
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 …
The official diversion will take road users off at either J25 (Taunton) or J27 (Tiverton) and along the A38. Sian Hughes, who lives in Wellington said the closure is going to be “horrendous”. She told BBC Radio Somerset:[1] “All of the traffic will hav…
The M5 southbound is currently blocked, with all traffic temporarily held on the motorway earlier, due to an overturned cattle trailer, according to traffic reports.
Traffic monitoring site Inrix reported at 5.10pm on Tuesday afternoon (June 3): “All t…
A rail service which would cut up to twenty two minutes from the rail journey time between Carmarthen-Llanelli-Swansea and Cardiff has been included in the five-year regional transport development Plan (RTDP) for south west Wales.
The South West Wales …