DRIVERS are experiencing severe delays on the M5 this afternoon after a collision involving three vehicles.

According to eyewitness reports, the incident took place inside the 50mph roadworks area, where traffic is now being held, with all lanes closed in the northbound direction between junctions 27 and 26,

Delays continue between Tiverton and Wellington and on roads surrounding the motorway junctions. Queues reportedly extend back to junction 28 at Cullompton.

Traffic monitoring service Inrix reports: "Queueing traffic and two lanes closed due to accident on M5 Northbound from J27 A361 (Tiverton) to J26 A38 (Wellington). In the roadworks area."