A Torquay woman whose car broke down in the middle of the M5 motorway was killed when a car ploughed into the back of her vehicle. Amy Austin, a 28-year-old hotel housekeeper, passed away two days later at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital on December 14, 2021.

Girl 17, dies after being struck by car on M5 motorway - The M5 is closed in both directions between junctions 24 (Bridgwater) and 25 (Taunton).

We're not expecting the M5 to reopen until lunchtime ... This follows a tragic incident on the M6 motorway where a lorry driver lost his life in a horrific crash that resulted in his HGV overturning and causing road closures. Lancashire Police are ...

Avon and Somerset Police said the incident occurred at about 11pm on Monday evening, with the teenager dying at the scene

A 17-year-old girl who died after being hit by a car on the M5 had got out of a police vehicle shortly before the crash. The collision involving the teenager and a car happened around 11pm on Monday, Avon and Somerset Police said. The girl died at the scene.

A 17-year-old girl has died after being hit on foot by a car on the M5 motorway in Somerset. The road is closed in both directions after the incident between junctions 24 for Bridgwater and 25 for Taunton. The collision involving the teenager and a car happened around 11pm on Monday, Avon and Somerset Police said. The girl died at the scene.

A 17-year-old girl who died after being hit by a car on the M5 was being taken to custody in a police vehicle and had got out shortly before the collision, the police watchdog has said. The teenager died on the motorway near Taunton, Somerset, at around 11.30pm on Monday 11 November.

Avon and Somerset Police has referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct due to prior police contact with the girl, who died at the scene near Taunton, Somerset

A 17-year-old girl has died after fleeing a police vehicle and being struck by a car on a motorway. The girl was being transported to custody when officers stopped the Avon and Somerset Police vehicle while heading northbound between junctions 25 at Taunton and 24 at Bridgwater in Somerset.