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heavy traffic has accumulated M5 A vehicle has been driven off the road after a collision in Gloucestershire.
Motorway road northbound closed between J14 (Failfield) and J13 (Stroud) emergency servicesInvolved Gloucestershire Policeare present.
National Highway Traffic Officers are also providing assistance in traffic management at the spot.
The process of releasing the traffic stranded due to closure of the carriageway is underway. Alternative routes have been set up for those traveling north, as national highways ask drivers to obey the solid triangle diversion symbol on road signs.
Motorists can exit the northbound M5 at J14 and turn left onto the B4509. Then at the junction with the A38, turn right and join the northbound A38, passing through the villages of Cambridge and Claypitts, before continuing onto the northbound A38, then rejoining the northbound M5 at J13.
Due to the seriousness of the incident, a police investigation is currently underway which has resulted in a closure of several hours.
Independent Gloucestershire Police have been contacted for comment.