TRAFFIC is slow on the M5 northbound near Burnham-on-Sea after a car broken down.

Police were called at 11.40am to the broken down vehilce on the M5 nortbound between J21 and J22 .

 A spokesman for Avon and Somerset Police said:" We were called at 11.40am to reports of a broken down car. 

"Police helped move the vehicle to the hard shoulder.

"Traffic is now slowly moving while we await recovery of the vehicle."