M5 crash: Lorry driver dies near Bristol 29 October 2013 Last updated at 11:01 A lorry driver was killed when his vehicle was involved in a collision with another lorry and a van on the M5 near Bristol. Police have closed a 19-mile (31km) stretch of the motorway southbound from junction 11A at Gloucester to junction 14 at Thornbury. A spokesman said the motorway was "likely to remain closed for most of the morning." Drivers have been advised to avoid the area due to long tailbacks. Traffic is being diverted on to the A38.