Trucker arrested after fatal accident

A Czech lorry driver has been arrested after a fatal crash on the M5 which closed the motorway for several hours.

His vehicle collided with a car on the northbound carriageway near junction 10 at Cheltenham, on Monday.

The 73-year-old car driver was killed and his passenger, a woman aged 70, was injured.

A 26-year-old trucker was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and was later released on police.

The diverted traffic caused gridlock on some of the county's roads.