The M5 motorway in Somerset was closed in both directions following the tragic death of a 17-year-old girl who was hit by a car and died at the scene last night

The incident happened between junctions 24 for Bridgwater and 25 for Taunton, both in Somerset at around 11pm on Monday night

A teenage girl who was killed in a crash on the M5 was being taken into custody and got out of a police car onto the motorway before being hit by a vehicle.

She was hit by a car on the M5 after fleeing police custody

She was hit by a car on the M5 after fleeing police custody

The teenager was struck by a car last night

The teenager had fled from a police vehicle in the moments before the fatal collision

The pedestrian was rushed to hospital from the scene

The teenager was being transported to custody in a police vehicle and had got out of the car shortly before the fatal collision

The Independent Office for Police Conduct has been notified following the tragic incident.

A cordon remains in place on the street as investigations are carried out into the blaze

The teenage pedestrian tragically died on the scene

The 17-year-old was being transported to custody when she left the vehicle and was hit by a car.

A 17-year-old girl has been killed after being hit by a car on the M5 motorway between Bridgwater and Taunton in Somerset.

Avon and Somerset Police has referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct due to prior police contact with the girl, who died at the scene near Taunton, Somerset

No one else was injured in the incident.

No one else was injured in the incident.

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