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| Driver held after motorway crash | |
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| Police have arrested a 51-year-old Spanish lorry driver on suspicion of driving without due care and attention, following a collision on the M5. | Police have arrested a 51-year-old Spanish lorry driver on suspicion of driving without due care and attention, following a collision on the M5. |
| 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. | The vehicle, travelling north, hit the central reservation and knocked a lamp standard across three lanes southbound. |
| The motorway fully reopened overnight after being closed for much of the day. | |
| 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. |