Crashes plunge M5 into chaos this morning
There was widespread disruption on roads in the West this morning after two crashes closed the M5 in Somerset.
A man has died in one of the incidents on the motorway, which could now stay shut until lunchtime.
The motorway is shut in both directions between junction 22 (Burnham) and 23 (Bridgwater).
The first incident came at around 5.15am when a car overturned on the southbound carriageway.
A short time later a second collision, between a van and a lorry, happened in the same area.
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Author: Paulwiltshire
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