Motorists who were stuck on the M5 on Friday in four mile long queues abandoned their cars – to play a game of football on the carriageway.
A lorry carrying potentially hazardous chemicals caught fire, shutting the Somerset section between junction 22, at Burnham-on-Sea, and junction 23, from 9.30am.
Fed up drivers – who are still stuck – got out their cars for a kick at about at around 12.30pm, while they waited for the road to reopen. It was not until 2am on Saturday that the road fully opened after a day of chaos.
Kelly Jakeman, 29, an admin assistant, from Stourbridge, Birmingham, has been stuck since 9.30am.
She said: “There were loads of different groups playing football, and it was actually quite nice to see.
“There were a few mini games going across two miles of road.”