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M5 near Bristol closed after lorry overturns M5 near Bristol shut for hours by overturned lorry
(about 2 hours later)
The southbound carriageway on the M5 near Bristol remains closed after a lorry crashed, spilling diesel across the road. A lorry carrying pallets of paper struck the central reservation and overturned forced the closure of the M5 motorway.
The lorry carrying pallets of paper struck the central reservation between the junctions for Portishead and Clevedon at about 07:00 BST. The crash, between the junctions for Portishead and Clevedon, at about 07:00 BST, led to a diesel spillage on the road.
The driver has been taken to Frenchay Hospital with head injuries, which are not believed to be life threatening. The driver was taken to Frenchay Hospital with head injuries which are not believed to be life threatening.
One northbound lane has reopened but long queues are being reported. Both carriageways have since been partially reopened.
Police hope to open the rest of the northbound lanes from junctions 19 to 22 as soon as possible. One northbound and two southbound lanes have reopened past the crash site but long queues are being reported.
But they said the southbound lanes between junctions 19 and 20 would be shut "for some time". Heather Lang from the Highways Agency said there was "still a lot of work to do" as part of the M5 would need to be resurfaced.
She added the agency was "pretty confident" the repair work could be carried out without a further full closure of the motorway.
'Dog walking''Dog walking'
One of the motorists stuck in the queuing traffic told BBC Radio Bristol that people were getting out of their cars. One of the motorists stuck in the queuing traffic earlier told BBC Radio Bristol that people were getting out of their cars.
Steve Ashworth said: "Everyone's out and about on the motorway. It's quite a typical British sort of thing - bit of a Dunkirk spirit.Steve Ashworth said: "Everyone's out and about on the motorway. It's quite a typical British sort of thing - bit of a Dunkirk spirit.
"People are sharing coffee, walking their dogs and just wandering around."People are sharing coffee, walking their dogs and just wandering around.
"We are just waiting to see what happens. I think we could be here for some time.""We are just waiting to see what happens. I think we could be here for some time."
Police said diversions were in place and asked drivers to avoid the area.Police said diversions were in place and asked drivers to avoid the area.