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Ben Bloch & John Jones

M5 delays of up to an hour after lorry bursts into flames causing 'bomb sounds'

Motorists travelling from Wales into England are facing delays of up to an hour after a lorry caught fire on the M5.

The motorway was closed southbound after the incident between junction 17 A4018 (Cribbs Causeway) and junction 18 M49 near Avonmouth, which happened at around 6.30am on Wednesday, BristolLive reports.

While all lanes on the M5 reopened shortly after 9am, there are still residual delays of 60 minutes above normal journey times and over eight miles of congestion, according to National Highways.

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