TRAFFIC is “running as normal” on the M5 after a police incident between Burnham-on-Sea and Bridgwater.

An Avon and Somerset Police spokesperson said the force attended a concern for welfare call this morning (Sunday, November 20) at 9.38am.

The spokesperson also added the “individual was safely taken into the care of emergency services”.

Traffic on the M5 was stopped in both directions using a rolling roadblock for a short time between.

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