M5 crash: Two dead and four injured after lorry and several cars collide in Somerset

Emergency services at the scene of the crash
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Olivia Tobin13 September 2018

A man and a woman have died and four others were injured following a horror crash involving a lorry and multiple cars on the M5.

The crash took place during rush hour, at about 8.30am, near the Junction 24 at Huntworth, Somerset, on Thursday morning.

Avon and Somerset Police said the incident, on the southbound carriageway, involved a lorry and six cars.

The female driver of one car and the male passenger of another car were pronounced dead at the scene, a police spokesman said.

Drivers stand alongside their vehicles on the M5 motorway near Taunton in Somerset after the road was closed
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A woman from each of those vehicles were taken to Southmead Hospital in Bristol with serious injuries.

Two other people went to Musgrove Park Hospital for injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening or life-changing.

Another person was treated at the scene and released.

Inspector Frazer Davey said: "I'd like to thank people for their patience while the emergency teams are working at the scene and as the vehicles are being recovered."

"While I appreciate how disruptive the road closure is I'm sure people will understand our need to carry out a thorough investigation to establish exactly how this happened.

The motorway was closed in both directions between junction 24 and junction 25, with the northbound carriageway re-opened at about 12pm.

The southbound carriageway remains closed while emergency services carry out an examination of the scene and recover vehicles.

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