There are severe 90-minute delays on the M5 after a large HGV fuel spillage in Somerset. The northbound carriageway was closed between junction 24 and junction 23 near Bridgwater at around 11am today, Thursday, February 6. National Highways is currently reporting delays of one-and-a-half hours against expected traffic.

A section of the M5 has been closed after diesel spilled from a lorry spread half a mile (0.8km) down the carriageway. Long queues are stretching between 24 and J23 near Bridgwater on the northbound carriageway,

A motorway will partially close overnight so emergency resurfacing work can take place after a huge diesel spill. Lanes one and two of the M5, between J24 and J23, near Bridgwater

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The M5 in Somerset is closed northbound between J24 and J23 near Bridgwater due to a large diesel spillage. The spillage from a heavy goods vehicle fuel tank, has spread for approximately half a mile down the carriageway.