Serious collision closes section of M5 near Exeter

Police and other emergency services are at the scene of a serious collision on the M5 northbound near Cullompton.

Officers were called just after 12.10pm on Tuesday 27 January after reports of a collision between a car and a lorry, about one mile before junction 28, Cullompton.

The female car driver has been seriously injured.

The extent of injuries of the other occupants in the vehicle and the lorry driver are not yet known.

The northbound carriageway has been closed between Exeter, junction 29, and Cullompton.

The M5 is expected to be closed for several hours. Motorists are advised to avoid the area and find alternative routes.

Update 3.15pm: Lane 3 has now been reopened. Lanes 1 and 2 are expected to remain closed until 9pm today.