Teenager and two adults killed in crash on M5 with motorway closed by police

Three people have died after a crash on the M5 last night.

Two adults in their 40s and a teenage child were killed when the white BMW they were travelling came off the northbound carriageway in South Gloucestershire.

A second child is in hospital with serious injuries.

The motorway is closed in both directions between junctions 14 for Falfield and 13 for Stroud.

Inspector Mark Vicary said: ‘Our thoughts first and foremost are with the child in hospital and loved ones who have received the most awful news overnight.

‘A specially-trained officer will provide them with support at this difficult time.’

He added: ‘Emergency services have worked throughout the night at what has proved to be a very complex scene. They have worked diligently and professionally to try to save life in the most tragic of circumstances.

‘It has been necessary to keep the road closures in place at this time to enable further collision investigation work during daylight hours.

‘Vehicle recovery work still needs to be completed and National Highways will need to assess the carriageway and make any necessary repairs before it will be safe to reopen the motorway.

‘As a result the M5 remains closed this morning and we estimate it will need to stay shut in both directions for the next few hours, however we are doing all we can to reopen it as soon as possible.

‘We appreciate this closure is causing delays and disruption to the public, particularly at the end of the half-term break.

‘But given the severity of this distressing incident, we hope the public can understand the reasons why this is necessary and ask them to consider alternative travel plans.’

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