Traffic Update: Wednesday October 30 (AM)
Traffic:
Somerset – Slow traffic on Winterstoke Road in Weston-Super-Mare at the A370 Marchfields Way junction, because of an accident.
Airports:
BMI – Bristol Airport : Flight BM1832 from Hambug was due at 10:45, now expected at 11:30.
Police: Behind the scenes in wake of M5 crash
At around 4am on October 29, two articulated lorries and a van collided between junctions 13 and 14 of the M5 near to Michaelwood services in South Gloucestershire.
Sadly, one man had died in the collision. The southbound carriageway of the motorway was closed until approximately 11.30am when one of the lanes was re-opened.
It’s often difficult for people caught up in traffic jams on the motorway to understand why the road has to be closed for what appears to be a long time.
When someone…
Traffic Update: Tuesday October 29 (PM)
Traffic:
6 o clock update:
M5 Bristol – One lane blocked and heavy traffic on M5 southbound between J18a M49 and J19, A369 (Portishead), because of a broken down vehicle.
M5 Somerset – M5 lane closed on exit slip road southbound at J20, B3133 (Clevedon), because of a broken down vehicle
M5 Bristol – Slow traffic on M5 southbound between J19, A369 (Portishead) and J20, B3133 (Clevedon), because of an accident involving two cars and a lorry earlier on. All lanes have been re-opened. Congestion…
LIVE TRAFFIC FEED: M5 closure after fatal pile-up
Updates to the ongoing situation on the M5 after both directions were closed due to accidents at junctions 22 Burnham-on-Sea and 23 Bridgwater north:
