M5 driver seriously injured after lorry crashes off motorway and into trees
A lorry driver has been hospitalised following a serious incident on the M5. Avon and Somerset Police said the flat-bed lorry veered off the road, striking trees on Monday morning (January 13. The crash occurred on the southbound side between junction 21 for Weston-super-Mare and junction 22 for Burnham-on-Sea.
The emergency services were alerted to the incident between 9.15am and 9.30am and are seeking information from the public. With the driver in a serious condition in hospital, investigating officers are appealing for witnesses or individuals with dashcam footage that could be relevant to make contact. Avon and Somerset Police said: "We are now calling on anyone who witnessed the incident, or has dashcam footage of the white DAF lorry leaving the motorway, to call us on 101 and quote reference 5225011065.
If you can help, please call 101[1] and give the call handler the reference number 5225011065, or complete our online appeals form[2]."
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