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Published:
December 4, 2008
Lorry
overturns on M5 at Burnham-On-Sea, causing long tailbacks
These
were the dramatic scenes on the M5 near Burnham-On-Sea on Thursday
morning (December 4th) after a lorry overturned, causing long
tailbacks of commuter traffic.
 Two
lanes of the southbound carriageway between junction 22 and 23
were closed from 6.30am as police and Highways Agency staff dealt
with the incident.
The
accident also led to long queues of traffic through Highbridge
on the A38 with gridlock in the town centre.
Fire
spokesman Paul Slavin told Burnham-On-Sea.com: "One fire
engine from Burnham and one from Bridgwater were mobilised at
6.35am to a report of an articulated lorry overturned on the motorway."
 "On
arrival, the crews found that this was an empty lorry on its side,
blocking two lanes of the motorway. No persons were trapped, and
approximately 100 litres of diesel had leaked into the storm drains.
Crews made the vehicle and the area safe, before leaving the incident
in the hands of the police."
A
spokesman for Gregory Distribution Limited, which owns the lorry,
told Burnham-On-Sea.com: "I am pleased to report that the
driver was unharmed. The incident was caused by extreme crosswinds
in the area which literally blew our vehicle over. "
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