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Bristol Post
Bristol Post
National
Ellie Kendall

M5 crash at Weston-super-Mare: HGV drivers stopped to protect injured motorists

A lorry driver and a tanker driver have been praised for their actions following a multi-vehicle crash on the M5 this evening (Wednesday, March 23).

Two lanes of the motorway were closed and emergency services were on the scene for much of the evening on Wednesday, March 23 after the crash, which occurred at Junction 21 at Weston-super-Mare during evening rush hour.

The drivers of both the tanker and the lorry stopped to help, as well as to provide information and dashcam footage to the police. One of the men, who was driving the Jays/RT Keedwell lorry and witnessed part of the incident, was Josh Pring from Somerset.

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