A slip road on the M5 is to remain closed for some time after a lorry containing batteries burst into flames. The fire happened on the junction 27 north off-slip just after 2pm on Friday.

It's absolute hell." Traffic monitoring site Inrix says: "Long delays and two lanes closed due to recovery work, hay bales on road and earlier lorry fire on M5 Southbound near J31 A38 (Okehampton ...

The M5 has been partially closed in Devon following a lorry fire, National Highways has confirmed. Three of the four lanes have been closed between junction 30 (Exeter) and junction 31 (Ide).

There are delays of between 50 and 70 minutes on the M5 this morning, Wednesday, January 15, following a crash on the northbound carriageway that closed the motorway for an hour at Cribbs Causeway.

A spokesperson for the fire service said: "Crews from Avonmouth, Southmead, and Patchway were called at 6.04am to reports of a road traffic collision on the M5 northbound, junction 17-18.

a second lorry crashed into the first one. Highways England (HE) reported a vehicle on fire. Details of any casualties were not disclosed. Ray Knight's farm is about two miles from the M5 and he ...