Person in hospital after M5 crash between Weston and Burnham

From around 2pm, people were stuck on the motorway southbound between J22 (Edithmead) and J21 (Weston-Super-Mare) when a white van was spotted in a ditch on the side of the road. At first, all lanes were closed southbound, causing a major buildup of congestion along the M5 just south of Weston-Super-Mare, which led to huge delays.

Police confirmed that they were called out at 1:45pm to the incident - which they reported as a collision.

A spokesperson from the Avon and Somerset Police said: "We were called at 1:45pm today (Saturday 16 March) to a collision on the M5 southbound between J21-22. One lane remains closed. Emergency services are at the scene."

Traffic was built up a long way down the M5 motorway between Weston and Burnham yesterday. (Image: Contributed) Shortly after the police were called, ambulance services were sent to assist those involved in the incident, and it was confirmed that a person had been taken to the hospital. A spokesperson from the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) said: "We were called at 13:49hrs on Sunday 16 March to a road traffic collision near Weston-Super-Mare.

We sent three double-crewed land ambulances, an operations officer, and a doctor to the scene.

We conveyed one patient by land ambulance to Musgrove Park Hospital."

References

1. ^ M5 slip road near Weston to close for bridge repairs (www.thewestonmercury.co.uk)
2. ^ Miles of congestion following crash on M5 near Weston (www.thewestonmercury.co.uk)