Southbound M5 motorway reopens following earlier closure due to vehicle fire
The M5 has now reopened after drivers heading south on the M5 faced major delays after the motorway was shut due to a vehicle fire.
The M5 was closed southbound between Junction 7 (Worcester) and Junction 8 (Twyning) due to a vehicle that was on fire, pictures of which showed huge clouds of smoke causing visibility problems.
Hereford and Worcester Fire Service attended the scene of the incident where they extinguished the fire.
A diversion was put in place by National Highways for anyone driving in that direction from the West Midlands area.
The diversion was as follows:
Traffic wishing to continue on the M5 southbound is advised to follow the hollow circle diversion symbol:
Exit the M5 southbound at J7 and take the third exit at the roundabout onto the A44
Continue on the A44 until the roundabout with the A4440 and then take the first exit to join the A4440
Continue on the A4440 until the roundabout with the A38
Take the first exit onto the A38 and then join the M50
Continue on the M50 until M5 J8
At the M5 J8 take the M5 southbound link to re-join the M5 southbound
Traffic wishing to head onto the M50 southbound is also advised to follow the hollow circle diversion symbol:
Exit the M5 southbound at J7 and take the third exit onto the A44
Continue on the A44 until the roundabout with the A4440 and then take the first exit to join the A4440
Continue on the A4440 until the roundabout with the A38
Take the first exit and join the A38
Continue until M50 J1 and then use the link road to join the M50 southbound
If this closure impacts on your planned route, please allow extra journey time. Plan ahead, you may wish to re-route or even delay your journey.
