Condolences to the bereaved.

The M5 is notoriously bad as it has a lot of holiday traffic, people hauling caravans (they only get out a couple of times a year), some with kids shouting in the back, others on their one motorway trip a year, etc.

Sad fact, but over the weekend (Fri-Sun), there are fewer cars on the road, but more congestion and accidents, the number of lane hogs increases exponentially!