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| M5 closed in Somerset due to ice on road | M5 closed in Somerset due to ice on road |
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| Part of the M5 in Somerset has been closed in both directions due to ice on the road. | Part of the M5 in Somerset has been closed in both directions due to ice on the road. |
| A stretch of the motorway between junction 21, near Weston-super-Mare, and junction 18A, near Bristol, was shut after freezing temperatures were recorded overnight. | |
| The Avonmouth bridge is also closed in both directions on the M49. | |
| Highways England said the motorway will stay closed until gritters can attend. | Highways England said the motorway will stay closed until gritters can attend. |
| Police said there had been one or two "minor prangs" on the bridge which led to its closure, but that the road was gritted overnight. | |
| Queues of traffic are reported to be building in both directions. | |
| A southbound diversion is in place between junctions 18 and 19, and northbound between junctions 21 and 18. |