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| Somerset M5 closure: Man dies in lorry and van crash | Somerset M5 closure: Man dies in lorry and van crash |
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| A man has died in one of two crashes on the M5 in Somerset which shut the motorway between junctions 22 and 23. | |
| A car overturned on the southbound carriageway at 05:15 BST followed a short while later by a collision between a van and two lorries. | |
| Avon and Somerset Police said the man's family had been told and were being supported by a family liaison officer. | Avon and Somerset Police said the man's family had been told and were being supported by a family liaison officer. |
| Two lanes northbound between the junctions for Burnham-on-Sea and Bridgwater have since reopened. | |
| Supt Chris Weigold said it was a "significant incident" which had left police with no option but to close the motorway. | |
| However, the vehicles have now been removed and the force said the road was "expected to open shortly". | |