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Driver arrested after m-way crash Driver arrested after m-way crash
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Police have arrested a Spanish lorry driver on suspicion of driving without due care and attention, following a collision on the M5 on Monday morning. Police have arrested a 51-year-old Spanish lorry driver on suspicion of driving without due care and attention, following a collision on the M5.
The motorway near Bristol was closed northbound, and traffic travelling south restricted to the hard shoulder, after the lorry jack-knifed.The motorway near Bristol was closed northbound, and traffic travelling south restricted to the hard shoulder, after the lorry jack-knifed.
The vehicle, travelling north, hit the central reservation and knocked a lamp standard across three lanes southbound. Northbound traffic is being diverted via the M49. The vehicle, travelling north, hit the central reservation and knocked a lamp standard across three lanes southbound.
Northbound traffic is being diverted via the M49 after the crash on Monday.
It is not known how long it will take to recover the lorry.It is not known how long it will take to recover the lorry.
Robin Miller of the Highways Agency told BBC News the northbound carriageway, between junction 16 and 17, would remain closed throughout the evening rush hour.Robin Miller of the Highways Agency told BBC News the northbound carriageway, between junction 16 and 17, would remain closed throughout the evening rush hour.
Mr Miller said the road now needed to be resurfaced but it was possible the hard shoulder would open to allow some traffic through.Mr Miller said the road now needed to be resurfaced but it was possible the hard shoulder would open to allow some traffic through.
The road should be fully open in time for Tuesday's morning rush hour.The road should be fully open in time for Tuesday's morning rush hour.