ONE lane of the exit slip road on the M5 northbound in Taunton is partially blocked due to a broken down cattle truck.

Lane one of the sliproad at J25 is closed and Highways England tweeted saying traffic officers are heading to the incident and hope to clear it as quickly as possible.

The tweet said: "#M5 J25 at the #Taunton exit northbound - There is a broken down cattle truck on the slip road in live lane.

"Our Traffic Officers are heading towards this location shortly and we hope to clear it as quickly as possible.

"Please approach this location with care."

The incident is expected to clear between 7.45am and 8am.