A man was taken to Southmead Hospital following a concern for welfare incident on the M5 this evening (Wednesday).
Five miles of queues stretched back from J11 (Golden Valley Bypass/ A40) after traffic was temporarily held at 2.30pm (July 8), highways officers confirmed.
Lane one of three was blocked between the exit and entry sliproads, creating significant tailbacks.
An air ambulance attended the scene and was seen leaving just before 3.30pm.
Police confirmed it was a concern for welfare incident.
A Gloucestershire Constabulary spokeswoman said: "A man has been taken to Southmead Hospital in Bristol by the ambulance service. Closures which were in place on the M5 have since been lifted."
As of 5pm the road reopened and traffic returned to normal.
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