A stretch of the M5 motorway was brought to a standstill this afternoon (July 5) following a crash. All traffic was held just before 12pm after three vehicles collided - two lanes were also closed off while emergency services attended the scene, but were reopened just after 1pm.
The incident took place on the southbound carriageway between junctions 22 (Burnham-on-Sea) and 21 (Weston-super-Mare) and, as a result of the traffic disruption, queues stretched back as far as four miles. Police have confirmed that a car was reported to have been driven the wrong way along the road.
They added that, while it is believed there were no life-changing or life-threatening injuries, one woman was taken to hospital. In a statement just after 1pm, Avon and Somerset Police said: "We were called today (Tuesday 5 July) at 11.50am following reports of a collision on the M5 between junction 22 (Burnham-on-Sea) and junction 21 (Weston-super-Mare).
