A car fire caused a lane closure on the M5 this morning (Saturday, January 1)
Emergency services were deployed after being alerted to a vehicle fire on the M5 motorway between Gloucestershire and Southbound Bristol.
Avon Fire and Rescue Service and Highways Agency were all called to the scene at around 11.30 am where one of two lanes had to shut at Junction 17 A4018 in ( Cribbs Causeway ).
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At around 12.40 pm all lanes were reopened and traffic returned to normal.
A spokesperson from Avon Fire and Rescue Service said: "We attended at around 11:30 am after a car travelling on the M5 and due to a mechanical fault with the car, one of the rear breaks locked on which caused it to start smoking.
"We deployed two fire and rescue crews but due to the size of the fire, one crew was sent back leaving just the Patchway team who then used a bucket of water to cool the vehicle down.
"The vehicle then limped off the motorway in conjunction with the Highways Agency to clear the road - in what was a completely accidental incident."
