M5 chaos as three-car crash sparks huge delays with drivers stuck in bumper-to-bumper queues

A MAJOR motorway has ground to a halt after a horror smash involving three vehicles – sparking huge delays.

Rush-hour commuters travelling on the M5 near Exeter, Devon, have been caught in queues of bumper-to-bumper traffic this morning.

Highway traffic.
Three vehicles were involved in the horror smashCredit: National Highways
Traffic jam on a multi-lane highway.
Drivers have been caught in huge queues following the crashCredit: National Highways

Traffic monitoring site Inrix reported three vehicles had been involved involved in the crash, which occurred at around 8am.

It said: “M5 Northbound partially blocked, queueing traffic due to accident.

“Three vehicles involved from J31 A38 (Okehampton turn off) to J30 A376 Sidmouth Road (Exeter / Service Areas).”

Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed no injuries had been reported following the collision.

The force said: “Police were notified at around 8am to reports of a collision involving three vehicles on the Northbound carriageway on the M5.”

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