Two air ambulances were sent to a medical emergency on the M5 last night (September 21). Emergency services[1] were called to the motorway to reports of an incident involving a person needing medical help shortly before 8.30pm.
A full road closure was …
Diversion route set up
National Highways has posted the following message and diversion route on their website:
“The M5 in Somerset is closed between J26 (Taunton) and J27 (Tiverton) due to a Avon & Somerset Police incident.
“Emergency services includi…
The M5 was closed this evening (September 21) following an incident involving a person needing medical help. Emergency services dashed to the Somerset-Devon border after receiving reports of an incident on the southbound carriageway between junction 26…
The death of a pedestrian on the M5 in a multi-vehicle collision has prompted a witness appeal from police. The fatal incident which involved a number of vehicles including two HGVs happened near Tiverton in Devon on Wednesday (September 6).
Today (Thu…
Police are appealing for witnesses after a 34-year-old pedestrian died in a crash involving a lorry on the M5. Officers attended the scene near Tiverton on the Devon and Somerset border between junctions 27 and 26[1] at about 05:30 BST on Wednesday. Th…
At around 5:30 a.m. this morning, Wednesday 6 September, a man sadly lost his life after he walked into the path of a Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) on the M5.
The fatal incident took place near the border of Devon and Somerset, with the man found confirmed…
The M5 is now open in both directions after a male pedestrian died following an incident. All vehicles were halted between junction 26 for Wellington and junction 27 for Tiverton.
Both sides of the M5 were closed, with the southbound side reopening at …
A stretch of the M5 was closed for around 12 hours yesterday following a collision between a pedestrian and a lorry.
The northbound section between Wellington and Tiverton was closed for much of yesterday (September 6) following the collision. Police c…
A man has died at the scene of a crash on the M5, police have confirmed. Emergency services were called out to the incident at around 5.30am this morning, with a road closure set up between junctions 26 and 27 on both sides of the motorway on the Somer…
Police have confirmed that a pedestrian has died following a crash on the M5 this morning. The incident, which also involved an HGV, saw the motorway fully closed in both directions near Tiverton.
The M5 southbound carriageway has been reopened but the…
One person has sustained injuries during a serious collision on the M5 in Devon. The motorway has been fully closed in both directions since around 6am today (September 6) following a two-vehicle crash near Tiverton.
Emergency services were called to t…
A serious collision on the M5 has left one person injured. The motorway has been fully closed in both directions since around 6am today (September 6) following a two-vehicle crash near Tiverton.
The road is expected to remain closed through the morning…
The northbound carriageway is closed just before junction 27 (Tiverton) while the southbound side is closed at junction 26) Wellington).
Police expect the road to be closed “for some time” and to find an alternative route.
Although the exact location o…
Rush hour traffic chaos: M5 closes in both directions due to ‘serious collision’ involving two cars as drivers stuck in three-mile tailbacksOne person is reported to have sustained injuriesBy Rhiannon James[1] Updated: 09:09, 6 September 2023
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