M48 Severn Bridge eastbound traffic brought to a standstill as caravan overturns

A caravan has overturned on the M48 Severn Bridge. Credit: PA

The eastbound carriageway of the M48 Severn Bridge had to be temprarily closed due to an overturned caravan.

Roads monitoring service Inrix reported queuing traffic due to the incident between Junction 2 at Chepstow and Junction 1 at Aust on Monday morning.

Emergency services were called the scene and Gwent Police advised people to avoid the area.

The bridge reopened at midday on Monday (August 8) after the vehicle was removed.