Traffic chaos on M4 Severn Crossing and M5 near Cheltenham
Drivers are facing traffic chaos this evening with severe delays on the M4 and M5.

An overturned van has closed two lanes and caused queueing traffic on the M4 Second Severn Crossing westbound between J22 M49 and J23 M48.

A diversion is in operation and the recommended diversion is to use the M48 Severn Bridge.

On the M5 in Gloucestershire one lane closed is currently closed northbound between J10, A4019 (Cheltenham) and J9, A46 (Tewkesbury), because of a broken down vehicle.

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Traffic misery on M5 in Bristol and Somerset as motorists try to…
Drivers hoping to have a speedy getaway to the South West today in time to enjoy the hot weather will be facing misery on the M5 as two separate incidents are currently causing congestion.

There is currently queuing around Bristol between Junction 17 and 18A southbound because of an overturned caravan and there are delays of 30 minutes.

Travellers around the Burnham-on-Sea area will also experience difficulties as there are delays of 35 minutes between Junction 23 and 22 northbound because…

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Tractor driver arrested for driving too slowly along motorway at…
A tractor driver was arrested for driving without due care and attention after he was caught chugging along at 24mph – on a motorway.

Police were called to reports of the dangerous driver between junctions 15 and 16 of the M1 near Daventry, Northants., yesterday.

Baffled motorists dialled 999 when they saw the red farmyard vehicle slowly trundling along the southbound carriageway at around 3.40pm.

Shockingly, it is believed the bungling driver ended up on the motorway after following the…

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Stones thrown from M5 Somerset bridge and smash lorry's…
Police are hunting for people with information about stones being thrown from a bridge over the M5 which smashed a lorry’s windscreen.

The incident happened between Bridgwater and Highbridge last Saturday (May 31) at around 8pm near where the motorway crosses over the Huntspill river between junctions 23 and 22.

An Avon and Somerset Police spokesman said: “Some youths were on the bridge throwing stones and one hit a lorry and smashed its windscreen.

“An investigation has begun and…

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