Weston 18-year-old who died in M5 incident was Logan Smith

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is currently investigating the actions and decisions taken by Avon and Somerset Police, before the death of a teenager on the M5 between Clevedon and Weston-super-Mare on Sunday (November 30). The IOPC have confirmed today (December 5) that Logan, from Weston-super-Mare, was being taken to hospital in an ambulance just after 11pm. However, due to the concerns of ambulance staff, the vehicle stopped on the hard shoulder of the Northbound M5.

They confirmed Logan got out of the ambulance near the junction for Weston-super-Mare and entered the live lanes of the motorway. Ambulance staff called the police for assistance, and a single-crewed officer arrived at the scene shortly after. Body-worn video footage, which has been viewed by the IOPC, shows the officer attempted to engage with Logan and a short time later discharged their taser, causing Logan to fall to the ground.

Soon afterwards, he was struck by a car travelling along the southbound carriageway, the IOPC confirmed. Despite being given emergency first aid, Logan died at the scene. "We want to reassure everyone that we will independently investigate all the circumstances surrounding this incident, including the use of a taser.

"After being notified by the force, we sent our investigators to the police post incident procedure to begin gathering evidence. "We have taken initial accounts from the officer and ambulance staff involved. "We met with Logan's family on Tuesday to give our condolences, explain our role and to provide some further details about our investigation, including a taser being discharged during the incident.

We will continue to keep them updated, and they request that their privacy be respected at such a difficult time."

The coroner has been informed , and formal identification and a post-mortem have taken place.