A blaze broke out in a cider lorry on the M5 yesterday (April 25), causing a 14-hour road closure. Dramatic photos from the scene of the incident near junction 20 for Clevedon show the vehicle engulfed in a ball of flames.
The lorry was carrying 50 empty kegs and three pallets of bottled cider when it burst into flames just after 1pm. Traffic was stopped immediately on both sides of the motorway, before the southbound carriageway re-opened around an hour later. However, the northbound side remained closed until 3am.
The queues began to build and, at one point, there were nearly nine miles of tailbacks. This added at least an hour to journey times. Police confirmed that no one was injured in the incident with Westons Cider lorry saying it has made arrangements for the driver to be brought home safely.
