The M5 motorway looks eerily empty in new photos showing the removal of a tipper truck bed, which became wedged under a gantry on Thursday (March 2).
Witnesses described hearing a sound "like an explosion" when the lorry bucket struck the overhead structure and became stuck underneath it. No one is believed to have been injured during the incident, which happened at about 8.20am, but the motorway was closed to allow structural engineers to attend the scene.
The collision happened between junctions 17 and 18 and the subsequent road closure caused disruption across the South West. It was expected to last into tomorrow (Monday, March 6), but the M5 has in fact reopened this morning (Sunday) - earlier than expected.
