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Three in hospital after four-vehicle crash on M5

Beth CruseWest of England
News imageNational Highways An image taken from a motorway camera shows long queues of traffic on the left hand side in all three lanes. The right hand side, travelling south, has only a few cars.National Highways
A ten-mile queue built up between Portishead and Clevedon

Three people were taken to hospital following a four-vehicle crash on the M5 earlier, police have said.

They are being treated for injuries that are not believed to be serious, Avon and Somerset Police said.

Traffic has cleared following severe delays. Ten miles of congestion had built up on the northbound side after the collision in North Somerset between junction 19 and junction 18.

National Highways said there were delays of 90 minutes, with queues stretching back past Portishead and Clevedon.

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