Travel chaos as M5 closed in both directions after woman killed by lorry in early hours
23 March 2025, 11:57
Queuing traffic on Motorway M5 Southbound. Picture: Alamy[1]By Alice Padgett
A woman has died after a collision on the M5 in Somerset on Sunday morning.
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The motorway was closed in both directions during police investigations near Bridgwater.
The lorry crash, killing a pedestrian in her 70s, was reported at 2.48am on the northbound carriageway between junctions 24 and 23.
"Officers, along with the ambulance and fire services attended, but despite the efforts of emergency services, sadly the woman was pronounced deceased at the scene," a police spokesperson said.
The southbound carriageway reopened earlier this morning, however it remains closed northbound.
The M5 motorway near Bridgwater, Somerset. Picture: Getty[2]National Highways said: "The road will be closed this morning to allow for Police collision investigation works to take place."
A diversion route has been put into place to redirect northbound traffic.
M5 Traffic Jam, with an empty opposite carriageway, Motorway delays, England, UK road network. Picture: Alamy[5]
Police are urging anyone who witnessed the collision or were in the area at the time and have any dashcam footage to please call 101 and give the call handler the reference number 5225084212 or contact us online at https://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/report/accident-on-the-road.
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