Statement on M5 motorway accident
7 November 2011 (updated on 8 November 2011)
Secretary of State for Transport, Justine Greening, made a statement to the House of Commons on Monday 7 November 2011 on the serious road traffic collision that took place on the M5 motorway in Somerset on Friday 4 November.
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, Maria Eagle, responded to the statement on behalf of the Opposition. Watch and read the statement on Parliament TV and in Commons Hansard.
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