Girl, 17, dies after being hit on foot by car on M5 - as motorway closed in both directions
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.