THE M5 junction is clear this morning following yesterday's lorry crash.

Traffic has returned to normal following last night's incident involving a scrap metal lorry and three other cars.

The incident caused widespread traffic hold-ups in the rush hour traffic.

The crash happened at 4.30pm and emergency services were called to the scene.

A fire service spokesman said: "On arrival crews found this to be a large lorry carrying scrap metal that had been involved in a collision with three other vehicles.

"The lorry was on its side and had shed its load of scrap metal, and there was also a large spillage of diesel on the roadway.

"Crews emptied the tank of diesel from the lorry into a drum, and carried out a search underneath the shed scrap metal for any other persons."

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