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An exhausted driver has only just escaped the M5 in Somerset after its closure[1] left him trapped in his car for hours without food or drink.The fed-up motorist is among many who hit a wall of traffic after a tanker and a car crashed this morning (Tue…
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 …
The man was being taken to hospital as a patient in the ambulance when it stopped to provide further treatment on the northbound carriageway, between junction 21 (Weston-super-Mare) and 20 (Clevedon).
At 11.04pm, the ambulance service alerted Avon and …
The Independent Office for Police Conduct has launched an investigation into the death of a teenager who got out of an ambulance on the M5[1] before being struck by a passing vehicle.The 18-year-old man was being taken to hospital on Sunday, November 3…
An on-duty officer came across the incident and attempted to move the man to safety to protect him and other road users.
Maxine Denton and Emma O’Neill Content Editor
17:55, 01 Dec 2025
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Traffic on the M5 following the crash
A man has died …
There were long delays on the M5 at Bristol this evening after a lorry broke down.
It happened on the southbound side of the motorway at around 6.15pm, between junctions 19 and 20.
Traffic pictures showed long delays on the M5 as a result.
Traffic moni…
A driver has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs following a crash between a van and a lorry[1] which left the M5 motorway blocked this morning, Monday, September 8. The driver, who was hospitalised after the collision, i…
Drivers faced major delays on the M5 around Bristol as the Friday getaway continued.
National Highways reported patches of extremely heavy traffic from Clevedon to South Gloucestershire.
Following an earlier crash, all traffic was held on the motorway …
Drivers face major delays on the M5 around Bristol as the Friday getaway continues.
National Highways reports there are patches of extremely heavy traffic from Clevedon to South Gloucestershire.
Following an earlier crash, all traffic was held on the m…
Drivers face delays of at least an hour on parts of the M5 after a lorry ploughed into the central reservation near junction 29 on the motorway, at Exeter[1].
The outside lane of the M5 is currently closed as National Highways is at the scene. There ar…