M5 car and van crash causes miles of delays

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Police, ambulance and the fire service have attended the scene

A crash between a car and a van has resulted in miles of delays on the M5.

Emergency services have attended the collision which happened at around 5:40 BST on the M5 northbound between Junction 20 for Clevedon and Junction 19 for Portishead.

One person has been taken to Southmead Hospital and all lanes have now been re-opened.

Motorists are advised to expect long delays with more than nine miles of congestion.

A spokesperson for the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust said: "We dispatched a specialist paramedic team and a patient was taken to Southmead Hospital."