Lorry Fire on M5: Motorists play football after M5 remains shut due to this morning's lorry fire

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Published 25th Oct 2024, 15:33 BST

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Motorists stuck on the M5 in four mile long queues have abandoned their cars - to play a game of football on the carriageway.

A lorry carrying potentially hazardous chemicals caught fire, shutting the Somerset section between junction 22, at Burnham-on-Sea, and junction 23, from 9.30am.

Fed up drivers - who are still stuck - got out their cars for a kick at about at around 12.30pm, while they waited for the road to reopen.

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A lorry carrying potentially hazardous chemicals caught fire, shutting the Somerset section between junction 22, at Burnham-on-Sea, and junction 23, from 9.30am. Motorists stuck on the M5 in four mile long queues have abandoned their cars - to play a game of football on the carriageway. placeholder image
A lorry carrying potentially hazardous chemicals caught fire, shutting the Somerset section between junction 22, at Burnham-on-Sea, and junction 23, from 9.30am. Motorists stuck on the M5 in four mile long queues have abandoned their cars - to play a game of football on the carriageway. | Kelly Jakeman / SWNS

Kelly Jakeman, 29, an admin assistant, from Stourbridge, Birmingham, has been stuck since 9.30am.

She said: "There were loads of different groups playing football, and it was actually quite nice to see.

"There were a few mini games going across two miles of road."

Related topics:DriversMotoristsFootballFireSomersetCars

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