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Dozens of drivers were caught breaking the law on the A50 and M6 as part of a huge road safety crackdown. During the blitz a trucker was recorded watching a film on his phone while cops stopped 102 vehicles and dished out 72 ‘traffic offence reports’.I…
A 12-year-old girl was hit by a car on a stretch of road where her parents had previously pleaded with a council to install a pedestrian crossing.Kiara suffered a fractured pelvis after being struck by a vehicle while crossing the A38 Tewkesbury Road i…
Traffic monitor Inrix reports: “Queueing traffic for four miles and two lanes closed due to oil spillage and accident, a lorry and two cars involved on M5 Southbound before J31 A38 ( Okehampton turn off). Congestion to J29 (Exeter / Honiton ). All surr…
Junction 5, which connects the A38 with the motorway at Wychbold, was fully reopened this morning (Saturday) at around 2.30am, following the crash on Thursday (May 7).
Emergency services were called out to the junction at around 9pm after a pedestrian …
A pedestrian has died on the A38 Rashwood Junction to the M5 at Junction 5 northbound, near Wychbold.
The collision occurred at around 9.10pm on Thursday evening. A pedestrian has died at the scene.
A 47-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of c…
Key details as M5 closed for 12 hours after tanker crash | Somerset Live
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17:48, 05 May 2026Updated 17:55, 05 May 2026
Crashed tanker on the M5(Image: National High…
A stretch of the M5 in Somerset has reopened, 16 hours after a tanker and car crashed.
The M5 was closed southbound between junction 22 Burnham-on-Sea and junction 23 Bridgwater North after the crash during the early hours of this morning (Tuesday, May…
National Highways says on its website: “The M5 in Somerset is closed southbound between J22 Edithmead Interchange (Highbridge, Burnham-on-Sea A38) and J23 Dunball Interchange (Bridgwater A38; Glastonbury, Wells A39) due to a serious collision involving…
Huge M5 delays after motorway closure:
There are 90 minute delays on the M5 in Somerset after a serious crash involving a tanker and a car[1] this morning (May 5).
As a result of the crash, the motorway is currently shut southbound at Junction 22 (Bur…
Long delays continue on major roads around Exeter
Drivers have been seen getting out of their vehicles as motorists face nine miles of congestion following a multi-vehicle crash on the M5 near Exeter this morning (Thursday, April 23). The incident hap…