FIRE: Vehicle fire on M5 causes delays
A CAR fire caused delays on the M5 this morning.
Traffic officers were called to the fire between J4 and J5 at around 9:30am.
Two lanes were closed and traffic was held at 10:08am and released at 10:11am.
The #M5 southbound #J4A (#M42Link) to #J5 (#Droitwich #A38) 1 lane has been closed due to a car fire. Traffic Officers are on route & @WestMidsFire are on scene.
— Highways England (@HighwaysWMIDS) March 10, 2021
The fire caused delays of around 20 minutes.
All lanes have now re-opened.
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