There a long delays on the M5 in Somerset after a lorry crashed into a bridge
A section of the M5 near Taunton in Somerset has closed and traffic is being held after a lorry crashed into a bridge.
There are severe delays on the motorway between J25 for the A358 Taunton to J24 for the A38 Taunton Road.
Avon and Somerset Police wrote on X that one person in a lorry was injured and trapped after crashing into a bridge.
Traffic on the northbound carriageway is being held as a result.
The southbound side was held briefly to allow for the air ambulance to land, but has since been released.
Traffic monitoring website Inrix wrote: ‘M5 in both directions blocked, long delays due to accident, a lorry involved from J25 A358 (Taunton) to J24 A38 Taunton Road (Bridgwater South).
Google maps shows the heavy congestion along the M5 on Friday morning
‘The road has been blocked since around 06:50am after a vehicle collided with a bridge.
‘Congestion to the A38 through North Petherton as drivers divert away from the closure.’
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