Glastonbury Festival: major disruption on the roads after M5 crash
There is a lot of disruption as people flock to Worthy Farm for Glastonbury Festival
Last updated 28th Jun 2024
There is a lot of disruption on the roads this morning - as Glastonbury Festival officially gets underway today.
Travel Somerset are issuing updates throughout the days of the festival - with some drivers already spending up to an hour and a half in queues from the M5 to get to the site.
Today, there has been a northbound closure on the M5 between Taunton and Bridgwater involving a vehicle that crashed into a bridge.
Because of this, there's a lot of congestion around the roads of Wellington, Taunton and North Petherton - with drivers urged to plan ahead before making any journeys.
The disruption comes as an estimated 210,000 people are expected to descend on Worthy Farm this weekend - with the site temporarily becoming the most densely populated 'city' on Earth.
When you get to the site, you're urged to 'be patient', too.
Avon and Somerset Police are reminding festival-goers: "Arriving at Glastonbury today? Make sure you arrive early for extra security measures, this will help prevent delays.
"Be patient with security checks and be kind to security, staff and stewards.
"Keep an eye out for our police horses - you might see them on the way in!"
Anyone with information following the M5 crash is urged to get in touch with officers.