Updated (sort of):
Two people killed in motorway car blaze
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Two people died after their car was engulfed in flames on the M5 in Somerset.
Emergency crews received numerous calls from people travelling southbound near Junction 23 after a Citroen BX was believed to have clipped another vehicle and caught fire.
The accident happened shortly after 7.30pm on Friday and fire appliances from Bridgwater and Taunton attended.
They worked to rescue the man and woman inside the vehicle, which ended up on the hard shoulder.
An Avon and Somerset police spokeswoman said it is believed the Citroen was either stationary or travelling very slowly before the incident.
But she said it is unclear exactly what happened and urged any witnesses to come forward and help them with their enquiries.
She said: "Officers are investigating the possibility that the Citroen was in collision with another vehicle which was not on the scene when police arrived.
"It is believed another car may have tried to get out of the way of the Citroen, but this is unclear as yet.
"We would appreciate help from any members of the public who saw what happened or indeed if there was a collision, we would like to hear from the people travelling in the other vehicle."
The accident happened at 7.38pm on Friday and the M5 was closed for seven hours.
A spokesman for the fire service said: "We sent two fire appliances from Bridgwater and an appliance and a rescue tender from Taunton.
"The crews were there from approximately 7.48pm and the last left the scene at 2.15am."
The identities of the two victims have not been confirmed but officers believe they were
not from the West Country.
Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to contact the collision investigation unit on 0845 456 7000.
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