DRIVERS have been warned of traffic chaos on the M5 after a caravan crash this evening.
Bumper-to-bumper queues are building on the major motorway after a smash unfolded near Avonmouth Bridge, Bristol, on the southbound carriageway.
Motorists were forced to navigate debris strewn over the road following the collision.
Traffic is now at a standstill as investigations are underway between J18 M49 to J19 A369 Martcombe Road (Portishead).
Traffic monitoring site Inrix confirmed: “All traffic being temporarily held and stationary traffic due to debris on road and accident, a caravan involved on M5 Avonmouth Bridge Southbound from J18 M49 to J19 A369 Martcombe Road (Portishead).
“Traffic held now around 18:35.”
It follows “severe delays” on the M5 this afternoon Northbound between J23 A39 (Bridgwater North) and J22 (Burnham-On-Sea), according to AA.
The congestion formed after another crash earlier today.
This comes after we reported on a horror bus accident yesterday.
Shocking footage shows the double decker narrowly avoiding cars before flying off the road near Eastleigh, Hampshire yesterday morning.
19 people were left injured following the disturbing ordeal, which was over in a matter of seconds.
A youngster behind the camera says: “Oh my god, the bus has just had a major crash and now he’s speeding off.”
Someone else yells in panic: “Get away from the windshield.”
“We’re going to die, we’re actually going to die, what’s he doing?”, says the concerned boy filming.
“Oh my god, oh my god, we’re actually going to die,” he repeats, his voice growing more shaky.
Terrified screams pierce through the air as the camera falls and the large vehicle loses control.
The video cuts off as the bus ploughs into the River Itchen, on Bishopstoke Road, near Eastleigh.
It comes as the driver earlier blamed faulty brakes and a “jammed accelerator”.
Three passengers were rushed to hospital while fourteen were treated for minor injuries.
Pictures from the scene also showed the large blue bus sitting upright in the shallow river with broken railings left behind.
Elsewhere, the moment a speeding driver leaves a woman for dead in a crushed car to pick up his scattered £20 notes was caught on camera.
Ty Kelsall smashed into the victim, who is aged in her 50s, as she drove along a quiet street in Rotherham, South Yorkshire.
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