M5 crash between lorry and car at junction 8: police update

Drivers faced delays of around 50 minutes following the crash between a lorry and a car on the M5 northbound close to junction 8 (Strensham) by the junction for the M50. A spokesperson for Gloucestershire Constabulary said: "Emergency services were called to a report of a two-vehicle collision on the M5 northbound close to Junction 8 at around 8am this morning. "Nobody was believed to be injured in the collision, which involved a lorry and a car.

A rolling roadblock was put in place while the road was cleared."

A spokesperson for the West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "We were called initially but stood down whilst en route as we were no longer required."