Live: M5 crash stops motorway traffic into Gloucestershire

Traffic on the M5 heading towards Gloucestershire has been halted after a crash involving several vehicles this morning (December 19). According to traffic monitor Inrix, the motorway is closed southbound at junction 8. There are reports of congestion at the Gloucestershire border, with delays growing past the turn off for Severn Stoke.

We will bring you more updates in the live blog below as we get them.

Traffic monitor Inrix reports: “M5 Southbound closed, long delays due to multi-vehicle accident at J8 M50.”

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