A MAN and a woman have been arrested following a two-car collision on the M5 between Wellington (J26) and Tiverton (J27).
The crash happened just before junction 27 at around 5.50pm on Sunday, November 8.
Following this, a road closure was put in place by emergency services while they responded to the incident and for recovery works afterwards.
A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police said two men in one of the vehicles sustained minor injuries.
A 19-year-old man from Plymouth and a 20-year-old woman from Taunton were arrested nearby on suspicion of driving while unfit through drugs.
Both remain in police custody at this time.
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A spokesperson for the police said: "We were called at around 5.50pm on Sunday 8 November following a report of a two-vehicle collision on the M5 just prior to junction 27, Tiverton.
"A road closure was put in place.
"Two men travelling in one of the cars suffered minor injuries.
"A man and a woman travelling in the other car were located nearby and arrested.
"A 19-year-old man from Plymouth and a 20-year-old woman from Taunton were arrested on suspicion of driving whilst unfit through drugs.
"Both remain in police custody at this time."
A spokesperson for South Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust said: "
A spokesperson for the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) said: “We were called at 17:48hrs on Sunday 08 November to a road traffic collision near Uffculme.
"We sent one double-crewed land ambulance and an operational commander to the scene."
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