M5 south of junction 21, Somerset (south)

purdey12345, on August 13, 2008, said:

Not a view I'd have chosen to have been able to capture. This is a view facing south from the hard shoulder of the north-bound carriageway. An accident a kilometre or so north had caused traffic to grind to a complete halt until the emergency services manage to clear the wreckage out of the way. It stopped raining long enough for me to take a couple of snaps.

DailyMadness, on August 19, 2008, said:

Seems very annoying to be stuck while planning holidays etc, as some of these people! Marina

purdey12345, on August 19, 2008, said:

Hi Marina. This motorway is the main route into and out of the south-west of England from the north and it is always busy at holiday time so it only takes a small incident to cause a jam like this. The hold-up lasted about an hour, which wasn't too long. Best wishes, purdey