M5 lorry driver reported for crashing off motorway and ploughing into a field

A lorry driver has been reported to court after the vehicle crashed off the M5 and landed in a field. Emergency services were called to the scene near Tiverton, between junctions 27 and 26, at around 10.30am today, Friday, November 22.

Devon and Cornwall Police said officers received reports the lorry left the northbound carriageway and ended up in a field alongside the motorway. No injuries were reported at the scene, a spokesperson for the force added.

Traffic cameras appear to show recovery work under way. They also appear to show a deep furrow where the lorry ploughed into the field before getting stuck.

National Highways traffic cameras showed the lorry stuck in the field, with emergency service vehicles in the hard shoulder. Vehicle recovery has been arranged and police officers have since left the scene. The lorry driver has been reported to court for driving without due care, the police spokesperson said.

Devon and Cornwall Police said: "Police were called to reports of a single vehicle road traffic collision involving a lorry on the northbound carriageway of the M5 between junctions 27 and 26, near Tiverton, at around 10.30am today, Friday 22 November.

"It was reported that the lorry had left the carriageway and was in a field alongside the motorway. No injuries were reported.

"Recovery has been arranged and the scene has been handed to the highways team. The lorry driver has been reported to court for driving without due care."