TWO lanes have been shut on the M5 southbound just after junction 13 for Stroud after a crash involving three lorries and two cars.
Police and ambulance crews are at the scene and traffic is said to be 'very slow.'
The crash happened just before 6pm.
Early indications are that there have been no serious injuries.
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