Published: March 31, 2007
Burnham-On-Sea fire crews called to early morning M5 accident

Burnham-On-Sea firefighters were called out in the early hours of Saturday (March 31st) to deal with an accident involving two cars on the M5 motorway near the town.

One fire appliance from Burnham and another from Weston were alerted at 3am to the incident on the southbound carriageway between junction 22 at Burnham and junction 23 at Pawlett.

There were initial concerns that someone may have been trapped inside, however a fire spokesman told Burnham-On-Sea.com: "On arrival we found there was no-one trapped. There was a lot of debris across the carriageway that had to be cleared away as both vehicles were damaged."

Speed restrictions and lane closures were introduced by the Highways Agency and police.