M5 Closed by Car Fire

Large traffic jams have formed on the M5 Southbound following a car fire near Exeter this morning.

 6 Fire engines in attended the scene on M5 junctions 24 Bridgwater to 25 Taunton when a car and caravan became engulfed in flames.

The smoke from the blaze was reported to have made driving difficult due to reduced visibility.

Police initally closed M5 north and southbound J24-25 because of the fire and asked that Motorists find alternative routes due to heavy traffic building in the area.

The northbound road is now re-opened and only a single of the southbound remains closed.

Traffic is still queueing due to the earlier disruption.