M4 and M5 traffic LIVE: Motorways reopen after police incident holds traffic

All site visitors is now not being held on the M4 motorway, with all lanes reopen this night (Might 16) following a police incident.

This was the second time site visitors had been held on a close-by stretch of motorway, as one other police incident on the M5 this afternoon additionally noticed site visitors briefly held.

In line with site visitors reporting service Inrix, all site visitors was being briefly held and stationary site visitors as a consequence of a police incident on M4 Eastbound from J19 M32 (Bristol) to J18 A46 (Tub/Tormarton).

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Police stated that an earlier maintain of site visitors, which affected each instructions of the M5 motorway, between Taunton Deane Providers and junction 27 A361 (Tiverton), in addition to site visitors passing Wellington was a ‘concern for welfare’.

Police stated that emergency companies had been known as to a bridge over the motorway between junctions 26 and 27 following considerations for a girl’s welfare.

This newest closure comes after one lane was shut this morning after a crash between a automobile and a van.

That lane closure was in place on the southbound carriageway between J18 M49 and J19 Martcombe Highway (Portishead). There was queueing traffic because of the crash, but it surely’s now believed the lane has been reopened.

Visitors reporting service Inrix reported: “Queueing site visitors as a consequence of earlier police incident on M5 in each instructions between M5 (Taunton Deane Providers) and J27 A361 (Tiverton).

“All lanes have been re-opened. Affecting site visitors passing Wellington, cameras reveals site visitors beginning to transfer.”

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