M5 at Somerset shut both ways due to serious crash

A section of the M5 in Somerset is closed in both directions this morning (Sunday, March 23) due to a serious crash. The incident happened near Bridgwater at around 3am. According to the traffic site Inrix both carriageways northbound and southbound are shut.

The collision involves a lorry. It says: "M5 in both directions closed due to serious accident, a lorry involved from J23 A39 (Bridgwater North) to J24 A38 Taunton Road (Bridgwater South). "The accident has happened on the Northbound side."

In a tweet on X National Highways has said: "The road will be closed into the morning to allow for police collision investigation works to take place." SomersetLive has contacted Avon and Somerset Police for more details. You can keep up to date with the latest on this story by scrolling down to our live blog below.

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