M5 traffic: Motorway reopens after crash near Bristol

The M5 reopened on Thursday evening

A motorway has been reopened after a tipper truck hit an overhead gantry.

The M5 near Bristol was closed when the lorry crashed into the overhead structure in lane one of the southbound carriageway on Thursday morning.

The bed of the tipper became stuck, forcing the motorway's closure in both directions between J17 for Cribbs Causeway and J18 for Avonmouth.

The M5 will close again between J17 and J18 from 20:00 GMT on Saturday to 08:00 on Sunday, while the gantry is removed.

The J17 southbound entry slip road will also close on Friday night while electrical cabling is removed.

No-one was hurt but extensive damage was caused to the electronics and signage, a spokesperson for National Highways said.

"We're working quickly so as to get the technology and signage back on that section of the motorway," they added.