It said: "M5 Southbound closed due to serious accident and people slowing to look at accident on the opposite side from J28 A373 Honiton Road (Cullompton / Service Area) to J29 A30 Honiton Road (Exeter / Honiton). Into central reservation."

A busy stretch of motorway is to close overnight this week. The M5 northbound will be closed between junction 27 at Tiverton and junction 25 at Taunton from 21:00 GMT until 06:00 GMT on Tuesday and then again every night until Friday. The southbound carriageway will be fully closed overnight on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

The crash involving a van and a car happened on the northbound carriageway between junction 6 and junction 5 just after 11am today

The M5 has been closed in both directions after a vehicle fire near Exeter on Wednesday morning. A lorry carrying electric vehicles burst into flames casuing the motorway to be closed between junction 28 at Cullompton and junction 29 for Exeter. The incident happened at just after 6:30am this morning, according to police.

Drivers experienced delays on part of the M5 after a car hit the central reservation. Devon and Cornwall Police said two of three southbound lanes had been closed between junction 28, leading on to the A373 Honiton Road at the Cullompton services area, and junction 29, leading to the A30 at Exeter and Honiton.

Drivers faced queues on the M5 after a crash in Bristol this morning. The motorway was partially blocked northbound following a collision between junctions 19-18 this morning (Monday, October 20). National Highways reported delays in the area.

M5 drivers have been warned to brace themselves for another round of roadworks. The southbound carriageway is already closed in sections between junctions 28 and 30, and this week sees the start of a second set of works with a 50mph speed limit around junction 26 for Wellington.

The driver allegedly crossed all three lanes of the motorway and brake-checked another vehicle in a dangerous manner at around 3.30pm on October 15.

The M5 was closed after a lorry burst into flames, sending plumes of smoke into the air and causing huge tailbacks. Emergency services crews raced to the scene on the motorway in Somerset after the lorry was engulfed by fire. Fire crews were called to the ...

When the car pulled over on the northbound side of the M5, Tamzin managed to get out and flee across the motorway, where she died after being hit by a car travelling on the southbound carriageway. "Tamzin was known to the police. She was extremely impulsive.

A police incident is unfolding on the M5 in Devon this evening. It's happened on the northbound side of the motorway, between junctions 29 and 28. The nature of the incident is currently unclear, but pictures sent to Devon Live show long traffic queues forming.