A huge emergency services presence has been required on the M5 today after a burning car was captured leaving the carriageway. The M5 southbound became plagued with traffic due to the car fire on the Almondsbury Interchange that links the M4 and the M5 was reported.
Photos from the scene showed fire engines, police cars, ambulances and a highways team at the scene dealing with the incident. The car can also be seen having left the carriageway. Avon Fire and Rescue services confirmed a large response unit was sent to the scene due to the complex nature of that section of the motorway. The M5 southbound slipway to the M4 eastbound remains closed while crews extinguish the fire.
Traffic build-ups were reported on the M4 westbound just north of Bristol which appeared to be connected to the incident. A spokesperson for Avon Fire and Rescue Service said: "Just after 1pm we were called to a car fire on the Almondsbury Interchange. We had over 20 calls in Avon and some calls to Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue.
