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Motorway reopens after serious crash

Sammy JenkinsWest of England
News imageNational Highways The M5 motorway near Stroud. The motorway is noticeably empty, with a police car across the slip road holding traffic. Traffic is queueing up behind the marked police car, which is spread across both lanes of the entry slip way.National Highways
The motorway was closed northbound between J14 for Thornbury and J13 for Stroud

The M5 has reopened after a serious crash involving a single-vehicle.

According to traffic monitoring site Inrix, the closure was in place northbound between J14 for Thornbury and J13 for Stroud after vehicle left the carriageway at about 05:40 GMT.

Emergency services were at the scene and drivers were diverted along the A38 from Falfield to Whitminster.

National Highways said the road has since reopened.

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