M5 Traffic Update: Severe Delays After Lorry Fire in Somerset
BBC News, Somerset reports that drivers face long delays after a lorry fire closed a section of the M5 motorway. The section affected is between junction 22, Burnham-on-Sea, and junction 23, Puriton, with two lanes still closed southbound.
National Highways anticipates up to four hours of delays compared to normal travel time. The truck was transporting "agricultural grade milk powder" and a spokesperson from the agricultural supplies company, Mole Valley, attributed the fire to a likely "wheel or tyre failure."
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Key Points:
- M5 reopened in both directions between junctions 22 and 23.
- Two lanes still closed southbound.
- Delays expected to last up to four hours.
- Truck was transporting agricultural milk powder.
- Driver safely escaped the incident.