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M5 closed in Gloucestershire as snow blamed for fatal crash M5 closed in fatal crash in Gloucestershire
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A lorry driver died in an accident on the M5 in Gloucestershire as snow and hail were blamed for a series of crashes. A lorry driver has died in an accident on the M5 in Gloucestershire which left the road closed throughout the night.
The M5 was closed northbound near Cheltenham and partially closed southbound between junctions 10 and 11. The M5 was closed northbound between junctions 10 and 11 after three lorries and two cars crashed at 21:30 GMT.
A Royal Mail lorry and two vehicles crashed northbound at 21:40 GMT. Police confirmed a lorry driver was dead. It was believed a Royal Mail lorry was involved in the accident, which police said happened in snowy conditions and amid hail.
A vehicle travelling south crashed at about the same time, while the A40 has been closed after another crash. Chris Gwilliam, who witnessed the aftermath of the accident, said it looked like a "truly horrific" crash.
'Truly horrific' 'Lorry jack-knifed'
Gloucestershire Police said the man fatally injured in the M5 northbound crash had been trapped in the vehicle. He said: "It looked like it rear-ended another HGV, from what I could see. There were a considerable number of firefighters there. It looked like they were trying to get the driver out."
A spokesman said the northbound carriageway would be closed for "some time". The southbound carriageway was later re-opened.
Chris Gwilliam, who witnessed the aftermath of the two M5 accidents, said: "The accident involving a Royal Mail truck looked like a truly horrific crash.
"It looked like it rear-ended another HGV, from what I could see. There were a considerable number of firefighters there. It looked like they were trying to get the driver out."
Another witness, Thomas Lydon, said: "There was a Royal Mail lorry that had jack-knifed and the cab was smashed up. There were many firefighters working on it."Another witness, Thomas Lydon, said: "There was a Royal Mail lorry that had jack-knifed and the cab was smashed up. There were many firefighters working on it."
The A40 was closed in both directions between Cheltenham and Burford after two vehicles collided. A male trapped inside one of the vehicles suffered serious injuries. Gloucestershire Police said the dead man had been trapped in his vehicle.
A spokesman said the northbound carriageway would be closed until about 0800 GMT.
In a separate accident, the A40 was closed in both directions between Cheltenham and Burford after two vehicles collided. A male trapped inside one of the vehicles suffered serious injuries.
A police spokesman said: "Police received a report of erratic driving at 9.25pm and moments later a blue Vauxhall Astra collided with a white Ford Transit van.
"The fire service and ambulance service attended and cut a man out of one of the vehicles. The drivers of both vehicles have injuries that are not believed to be life
threatening at this time."
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