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Long queues are already forming on the M5 this afternoon as the Friday getaway begins.
Traffic monitor Inrix reports an obstruction blocking the motorway northbound at Tiverton in Devon, with longer queues starting further north in Somerset.
National H…
The motorway ground to a standstill twice within a few hours
12:10, 28 Nov 2025
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Emergency services on the M5 last night following the coach crash(Image: Submitted )
Everything you need to know after chaos on the M5 in the South West:
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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…
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…
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…