Live: M5 crash near Bristol sparks queuing traffic and delays

There are delays on the M5 near Bristol[1] following a crash this morning (December 14). Traffic is building on the northbound carriageway in South Gloucestershire. According to traffic monitoring site Inrix, the crash took place between junction 15 for the Almondsbury Interchange and junction 14 for Thornbury.

It was first reported at 11.22am and there is now congestion building in the area[2]. Inrix says: “Traffic building up due to accident on M5 northbound from J15 M4 J20 ( Almondsbury Interchange) to J14 B4509 (Thornbury and Falfield).” This is a live blog.

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References

  1. ^ M5 near Bristol (www.bristolpost.co.uk)
  2. ^ congestion building in the area (www.bristolpost.co.uk)
  3. ^ Mr and Mrs White-Christmas say people think their name is fake (www.bristolpost.co.uk)