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Motorists who were stuck on the M5 on Friday in four mile long queues abandoned their cars – to play a game of football on the carriageway.A lorry carrying potentially hazardous chemicals caught fire, shutting the Somerset section between junction 22, …
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Drivers face long delays after a lorry fire closed a section of a motorway.The M5 has now reopened in both directions between junction 22, at Burnham-on-Sea, and junction 23 at Puriton, with two lanes still closed southbound.Emergency surface repairs a…
PC Henry Johnson had been driving home from a 12-hour shift when he saw a man standing on the wrong side of the overbridge railings on the M40.
Quickly understanding that he intended to take his own life, PC Johnson reported the incident, requested sup…
It’s chaos on the roads in Somerset after a string of traffic incidents on a number of major routes in Somerset. As well as delays of two hours on the M5 after a lorry erupted into flames on the motorway[1] between Burnham-on-Sea and Bridgwater, a cras…
There is chaos on major roads in the South West after a series of traffic incidents. Delays of up to two hours are being experienced on the M5 after a lorry burst into flames in Somerset, while a crash further north has halted traffic near Weston-super…
Taunton’s Toneway is now dealing with a huge traffic backlog as people look to get off the M5 and reroute their journey.
There are also delays on the A358, with reports of delays of six minutes increasing Southbound in Somerset.
The M5 is dealing with …
Northbound lanes have reopened, but delays continue to impact drivers, Travel Somerset has said.The truck was transporting “agricultural grade milk powder” for Mole Valley, the agricultural supplies company said.A spokesperson for Mole Valley added: “I…
Fire involved lorry carrying milk powder and diesel
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said: “We are currently on-site at a lorry fire on the M5 motorway’s hard shoulder, between Junctions 22 (Edithmead) and 23 (Dunball). The lorry was transpor…
A motorway traffic management worker has been seriously injured after he was struck by a cone hit by a Mercedes driver, police have said.The road crew were closing two lanes of the northbound M6 near Knutsford services at about 21:30 BST on 18 October,…