Motorway pile-up linked to fireworks display

EMERGENCY crews scoured burnt-out vehicles yesterday following one of Britain’s worst ever motorway pile-ups that triggered a huge fireball and killed seven people.

Two days after 34 vehicles crashed in foggy and wet conditions on the M5 motorway near Taunton, Somerset, rescue teams were still combing through charred metal littering the carriageway.

Emergency services said 51 people had been injured in the accident that happened on Friday night and warned the death toll was likely to rise.