M5 crash brings gridlock heading out of Weston

All traffic was being held on the M5 after a crash during rush hour today (Tuesday, January 27).

The accident happened on the Northbound carriageway of the M5 in Somerset where all traffic was brought to a stop at 6:45am this morning.

It occurred between junction 22 at Burnham-on-Sea and Junction 21 near the A370 at Weston-super-Mare.

The motorway is now cleared of the incident but reports are traffic is currently backed up along the Somerset Avenue as far back as Airport Roundabout.