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M5 find thought to be body parts M5 workman discovers bag of bones
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A bag containing suspected human body parts has been found at the side of the M5 north of Bristol. A bag containing bones, which could be human, has been found at the side of the M5 north of Bristol.
A motorway workman clearing vegetation next to a slip-road made the discovery at Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, just after noon. A motorway workman clearing vegetation next to a slip-road made the discovery at Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, just after 1200 BST.
A police spokesman said plain-clothes officers and forensic teams had been sent to investigate. A police spokesman said the bag contained bones but it was not clear whether they were human or animal.
The slip-road for junction 14 has been closed while police carry out a search of the area. "Plain-clothes officers and forensic teams have been sent to the scene to investigate the find," he added.
One lane of the slip-road for junction 14 has been closed while police carry out a search of the area.