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- The M5's southbound carriageway has re-opened after a collision this afternoon between junction 27 (Tiverton) and Cullompton (junction 28).
- The motorway was closed in the southbound carriageway for around five hours.
- Traffic was also held on the northbound carriageway earlier this afternoon to allow an air ambulance to land to assist at the scene of the collision.
- Other emergency services were also present.
- There were three miles of congestion when the southbound carriageway re-opened, affecting drivers heading into Devon from Somerset.
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