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Man injured after lorry overturns

News imageNational Highways Yellow recovery vehicles in front of an overturned lorry. There are people stood on the roadside and trees next to the closed road.National Highways
The busy slip road was closed to allow workers to clear the scene

A slip road on the M5 has reopened after a lorry overturned, leading to long delays.

Avon and Somerset Police said it was called to a crash on the southbound junction 21 slip road, near Weston-super-Mare, at 13:10 BST on Monday.

The force said the lorry driver suffered injuries which were not believed to be serious.

Delays of well over an hour and six miles of congestion were reported, with traffic cleared later in the evening.

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