UPDATE: Traffic is now moving and the incident has been cleared. 

TRAFFIC is at a standstill on the M5 motorway after an incident between junction 24 and 25 this evening (February 19). 

Emergency services are at the scene on the southbound carriageway near Taunton

A spokesperson for Travel Somerset said: "Slow traffic due to accident between junction 24 and junction 25 (Taunton).

"Matrix sign set to 50mph."

A spokesperson for National Highways South West added: "Traffic has been STOPPED on the #M5 southbound in #Somerset between J24 (#Bridgwater) and J25 (#Taunton) due to a collision involving a car which has struck the central reservation.

"Emergency services are in attendance."