Overview
- The collision near junction 9 involved a grey Luton van and a Volkswagen Transporter around 12.20pm on Wednesday and van driver Joshua Bruton, 30, died at the scene.
- The M5 northbound between junctions 11 and 9 closed from midday Wednesday until early Thursday to allow a police crash investigation, and it has since reopened.
- Gloucestershire Police are asking witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to contact the force via its website quoting incident 227 of May 6.
- Family tributes describe Bruton as a gentle giant and a devoted father to two-year-old Caden, highlighting the sudden loss felt by his partner, Chloe.
- A GoFundMe set up by relative Tilly Steer to help with funeral costs and short term bills for Chloe and Caden had raised about £9,500 by Saturday.