Vehicle fire causes major delays on M5 in Somerset

Summarised from 3 outlets · 11 reports · Updated 22 Sept, 22:14

A vehicle fire on the M5 southbound between junctions 19 and 20 caused around 45 minutes of delays and 4 miles of queuing.

A van caught fire on the M5 in Somerset following a two-vehicle collision. Two people were assessed by paramedians after the incident on the southbound carriageway between Portishead and Clevedon.

How it is being reported

• M5 speed limit to be cut as weeks of closures planned in SomersetBridgwater Mercury · 22 Sept, 16:00
• M5 speed limit to be cut as weeks of closures planned in SomersetSomerset County Gazette · 22 Sept, 16:00
• Two people treated by paramedics after vehicle fire on M5 in SomersetSomerset County Gazette · 22 Sept, 15:49
• Two people treated by paramedics after vehicle fire on M5 in SomersetBridgwater Mercury · 22 Sept, 15:49
• M5 traffic 'stationary' as 'lorry fire' breaks out - updatesSomersetLive · 22 Sept, 07:34
• National Highways update as vehicle fire causes miles of M5 delays in SomersetBridgwater Mercury · 22 Sept, 07:21
• National Highways update as vehicle fire causes miles of M5 delays in SomersetSomerset County Gazette · 22 Sept, 07:21
• Huge delays on M5 in Somerset after vehicle fireSomerset County Gazette · 22 Sept, 06:57
• Huge delays on M5 in Somerset after vehicle fireBridgwater Mercury · 22 Sept, 06:57
• Huge delays on M5 in Somerset after vehicle fire - LIVESomerset County Gazette · 22 Sept, 06:57
• Huge delays on M5 in Somerset after vehicle fire - LIVEBridgwater Mercury · 22 Sept, 06:57

In this story: M5 · Portishead · Clevedon · Somerset · National Highways

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