UPDATE: M5 expected to be closed all-day following serious collision

It is thought to be a serious collision.

Overturned lorry on the M5
Author: James RobbinsPublished 17th Jan 2021
Last updated 17th Jan 2021

The M5 is closed between junctions 14 (Thornbury) and 15 (Almondsbury Interchange) which is expected to remain in place for the majority of today.

Previously the motorway was closed between junction 14 through to 16 (Aztec West)

It's shut after a lorry overturned in what Avon & Somerset Police are calling a 'serious collision'.

A short time ago, police provided this update:

Police update

Any motorist making an essential journey northbound are being to leave at juntion 16 and follow the A38

Motorists are being encouraged to make their essential journey via alternative routes.

Updates to follow