M5 traffic at standstill after overhead cables fall onto carriageway as drivers hit with 8-MILE queues and 2-hour delays

TRAFFIC on the M5 was brought to a standstill following an emergency assessment needed on overhead cables after they fell on to the carriageway. Traffic cameras between Burnham-on-Sea and Bridgwater North show monster queues building up in both directions with two-hour delays expected for motorists. Drivers on the M5 in Somerset face huge eight-mile queues...