The aftermath of what emergency services are describing as "the worst road traffic collision anyone can remember".
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Floral tributes are left on a statue of Guy Fawkes in the centre of Bridgewater, Somerset, which have been laid in tribute to those who died in a 34-vehicle pile-up which claimed seven lives and left 51 injured
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Floral tributes are left on a statue of Guy Fawkes in the centre of Bridgewater, Somerset, which have been laid in tribute to those who died in a 34-vehicle pile-up which claimed seven lives and left 51 injured
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Floral tributes are left on a statue of Guy Fawkes in the centre of Bridgewater, Somerset, which have been laid in tribute to those who died in a 34-vehicle pile-up which claimed seven lives and left 51 injured
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Floral tributes are left on a statue of Guy Fawkes in the centre of Bridgewater, Somerset, which have been laid in tribute to those who died in a 34-vehicle pile-up which claimed seven lives and left 51 injured
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Floral tributes are attached to a motorway bridge on Hyde Lane across the M5 in Somerset, close to where a 34-vehicle pile-up which claimed seven lives and left 51 injured.
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Floral tributes attached to a motorway bridge on Hyde Lane across the M5 in Somerset, close to where a 34-vehicle pile-up which claimed seven lives and left 51 injured.
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Police forensic teams conduct a search of the rugby pitch at Taunton Rugby Club on Hyde Lane, Taunton, close to where a 34-vehicle pile-up which claimed seven lives and left 51 injured happened on the M5 motorway.
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Police vehicles are seen at Taunton Rugby Club on Hyde Lane, Taunton, close to where a 34-vehicle pile-up which claimed seven lives and left 51 injured happened on the M5 motorway.
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A matrix sign on the Southbound carriageway of the M5 asks motorists if their vehicle is ready for winter close to where a 34-vehicle pile-up which claimed seven lives and left 51 injured happened.
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The Northbound section of the M5 motorway (right) in Somerset, where a 34-vehicle pile-up which claimed seven lives and left 51 injured happened
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Traffic flows on the reopened southbound carriageway of the M5 motorway in Somerset, where seven people died in a multiple vehicle crash on Friday night.
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Assistant Chief Constable Anthony Bangham speaking to the media, as police investigating one of the worst British motorway crashes in memory said today they were now focusing their inquiry on a fireworks event taking place nearby around the time of the fatal accident.
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Police and fire investigators on the pitch at Taunton Rugby Club, close to the M5 motorway flyover (right of pic) in Somerset, where seven people died in a multiple vehicle crash on Friday night
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Police and fire investigators on the pitch at Taunton Rugby Club, close to the M5 motorway flyover (top) in Somerset, where seven people died in a multiple vehicle crash on Friday night.
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Police and fire investigators on the pitch at Taunton Rugby Club, close to the M5 motorway flyover in Somerset, where seven people died in a multiple vehicle crash on Friday night.
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Police and fire investigators on the pitch at Taunton Rugby Club, close to the M5 motorway in Somerset, where seven people died in a multiple vehicle crash on Friday night.
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Police search through the debris on the M5 motorway in Somerset, where seven people died in a multiple vehicle crash on Friday night
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Police search through the debris on the M5 motorway in Somerset, where seven people died in a multiple vehicle crash on Friday night
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Doctor Andy Smith, Medical Director of South West Ambulance Service, near the scene on the M5 motorway in Somerset, where seven people died in a multiple vehicle crash on Friday night.
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Police search through the debris on the M5 motorway in Somerset, where seven people died in a multiple vehicle crash on Friday night
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Emergency services continue to carry out investigations at the scene of the multiple vehicle crash on the M5 motorway close to Taunton in Somerset
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Emergency services continue to carry out investigations at the scene of the multiple vehicle crash on the M5 motorway close to Taunton in Somerset
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Emergency services continue to carry out investigations at the scene of the multiple vehicle crash on the M5 motorway close to Taunton in Somerset
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Cars are removed from the scene of the multiple vehicle crash on the M5 motorway close to Taunton in Somerset
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Emergency services continue to carry out investigations at the scene of the multiple vehicle crash on the M5 motorway close to Taunton in Somerset
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Emergency services continue to carry out investigations at the scene of the multiple vehicle crash on the M5 motorway close to Taunton in Somerset
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Emergency services continue to carry out investigations at the scene of the multiple vehicle crash on the M5 motorway close to Taunton in Somerset
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Emergency services continue their investigation work on the M5 motorway close to Taunton in Somerset following a 27 vehicle pile-up last night, in which at least seven people were killed and dozens of others injured.
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Emergency services continue their investigation work on the M5 motorway close to Taunton in Somerset following a 27 vehicle pile-up last night, in which at least seven people were killed and dozens of others injured.
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Emergency services continue their investigation work on the M5 motorway close to Taunton in Somerset following a 27 vehicle pile-up last night, in which at least seven people were killed and dozens of others injured.
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Emergency services continue their investigation work on the M5 motorway close to Taunton in Somerset following a 27 vehicle pile-up last night, in which at least seven people were killed and dozens of others injured.
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Emergency services continue their investigation work on the M5 motorway close to Taunton in Somerset following a 27 vehicle pile-up last night, in which at least seven people were killed and dozens of others injured.
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Emergency services continue their investigation work on the M5 motorway close to Taunton in Somerset following a 27 vehicle pile-up last night, in which at least seven people were killed and dozens of others injured.
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A view of the M5 near Taunton following the 27 vehicle pile-up in which several people were killed and dozens of others injured.
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A view of the M5 near Taunton following the 27 vehicle pile-up in which several people were killed and dozens of others injured.
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A view of the M5 near Taunton following the 27 vehicle pile-up in which several people were killed and dozens of others injured.
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A view of the M5 near Taunton following the 27 vehicle pile-up in which several people were killed and dozens of others injured.
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A view of the M5 near Taunton following the 27 vehicle pile-up in which several people were killed and dozens of others injured.
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A view of the M5 near Taunton following the 27 vehicle pile-up in which several people were killed and dozens of others injured.
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A view of the M5 near Taunton following the 27 vehicle pile-up in which several people were killed and dozens of others injured.
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A view of the M5 near Taunton following the 27 vehicle pile-up in which several people were killed and dozens of others injured.
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A view of the M5 near Taunton following the 27 vehicle pile-up in which several people were killed and dozens of others injured.
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