A MOTORCYCLIST suffered serious injuries when he came off his bike today on the M5 northbound between J9 and J10.

The male biker, whose injuries are not thought to be life-threatening, and a van driver collided at 1.50pm.

A motorist who drove past the crash soon after it took place told the SNJ: “I must have been about five minutes behind the accident.

“The motorbike is across the two outside lanes of the motorway.”

The northbound slip road onto the carriageway at J10 was closed until 3.20pm but has now been reopened.