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| Driver arrested after m-way crash | Driver arrested after m-way crash |
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| Police have arrested a Spanish lorry driver on suspicion of driving without due care and attention, following a collision on the M5 on Monday morning. | |
| The motorway near Bristol was closed northbound, and traffic travelling south restricted to the hard shoulder, after the lorry jack-knifed. | The motorway near Bristol was closed northbound, and traffic travelling south restricted to the hard shoulder, after the lorry jack-knifed. |
| The vehicle, travelling north, hit the central reservation and knocked a lamp standard across three lanes southbound. Northbound traffic is being diverted via the M49. | |
| It is not known how long it will take to recover the lorry. | It is not known how long it will take to recover the lorry. |
| Robin Miller of the Highways Agency told BBC News the northbound carriageway, between junction 16 and 17, would remain closed throughout the evening rush hour. | Robin Miller of the Highways Agency told BBC News the northbound carriageway, between junction 16 and 17, would remain closed throughout the evening rush hour. |
| Mr Miller said the road now needed to be resurfaced but it was possible the hard shoulder would open to allow some traffic through. | Mr Miller said the road now needed to be resurfaced but it was possible the hard shoulder would open to allow some traffic through. |
| The road should be fully open in time for Tuesday's morning rush hour. | The road should be fully open in time for Tuesday's morning rush hour. |