A teenage girl who died after being hit by a car after leaving a stationary police vehicle on the M5, has been named. Avon and Somerset Police said Tamzin Hall, 17, from Wellington, Somerset, was hit by a car travelling southbound between junction 24 for Bridgwater and junction 25 for Taunton,

Tamzin Hall, 17, died at about 11pm on Monday after being hit by a car on the M5 between junctions 24 Bridgwater and 25 near Taunton in Somerset

A 17-year-old girl who died after being hit by a car on the M5 had got out of a police vehicle shortly before the crash. The collision involving the teenager and a car happened around 11pm on Monday, Avon and Somerset Police said. The girl died at the scene.

The M5 in Somerset is closed in both directions after a 17-year-old girl died in a collision. Avon and Somerset Police said the incident, involving a pedestrian and a car, had happened between junctions 24 for Bridgwater and 25 for Taunton at around 23:00 GMT on Monday.

Avon and Somerset Police say their thoughts are with 17-year-old Tamzin Hall's family following their "devastating loss". A mandatory referral was made to the Independent Office for Police Conduct after the incident on Monday.

A teenage girl who tragically passed away following a crash on the M5 in Somerset has formally been named by the police this afternoon, Thursday, November 14.

A 17-year-old girl who died in a collision on the M5 after fleeing a police vehicle has been named by Avon and Somerset Police as Tamzin Hall. The teenager, from Wellington, Somerset, died in a collision with a vehicle that was travelling southbound between junction 24 (Bridgwater) and junction 25 (Taunton) shortly after 11pm on Monday.

A 17-year-old girl who was killed after exiting a police car in the middle of the M5 has been named. Tamzin Hall, from Wellington, died after being hit by a vehicle travelling southbound between junction 24 for Bridgwater and junction 25 for Taunton shortly after 11pm on Monday 11 November.

A 17-year-old girl has died after fleeing a police vehicle and being struck by a car on a motorway. The girl was being transported to custody when officers stopped the Avon and Somerset Police vehicle while heading northbound between junctions 25 at Taunton and 24 at Bridgwater in Somerset.