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, shortly after 23.00 GMT 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.

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.

Girl, 17, who died on motorway after fleeing police vehicle named - Tamzin Hall died after fleeing a police vehicle and being struck by a car on the M5 motorway.

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 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.