M5 closed by fuel spill after tanker crash

A section of the M5 has been closed after a fuel tanker jackknifed, causing a significant diesel spillage.

The southbound carriageway has been shut between junction 22 for Burnham-on-Sea and junction 23 for Bridgwater in Somerset after the crash at about 04:30 BST.

The lorry hit the central reservation, travelled across the three lanes and ended up on the hard shoulder, causing damage to the barrier.

A car then hit the side of the tanker.

National Highways said no-one was injured, but added there are delays of about two-and-a-half hours.

It is not expecting the lanes to reopen until about 14:00.