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Pensioner dies weeks after smashing into 15 cars while driving wrong way on M5
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A PENSIONER who drove the wrong way down the M5 smashing into 15 cars has died.
Graham Teesdale, 83, drove his blue Vauxhall Vectra down the fast lane of the busy motorway on August 30 at 6.30pm.
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Dramatic dashcam footage showed the pensioner speeding down the M5 between junctions 26 and 25 northbound.
He crashed into 15 other cars before coming to a stop where he was rushed to hospital with serious injuries.
Avon and somerset police today confirmed Graham had sadly died as they appealed for witnesses to the incident.
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Remarkably, there were no other serious injuries following the horror smash.
Paramedics treated casualties for shock and minor injuries and only half the cars involved were safe enough to drive away.
The accident caused long queues and the highway was temporarily closed.
Sally Clarey, 43, who captured the shocking footage said the motorist seemed "completely oblivious" to everyone around him.
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The administrator from Bridgwater, Somerset, said: "There were four or five cars in front of me and I saw someone swerve.
"Just as I was overtaking in the middle lane, I saw this person coming down the fast lane.
"I saw the guy in the third lane, in the fast lane. He was driving quite fast.
"It was like he completely oblivious to the fact that he was going the wrong way despite the fact that everybody else was going past him.
"Lots of people pulled over to the hard shoulder to report what they had seen.
"I was in so much shock. He obviously wasn't of sound mind or he didn't know what he was doing."
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A police spokesman said they were keen to speak to anyone who witnessed the vehicle joining the motorway prior to the collisions.
He said: "We’ve spoken to a large number of witnesses who saw the vehicle on the M5 so, unless your vehicle was damaged and you have yet to contact us, we do not require any more information on this part of the incident.
"It is thought the driver joined the motorway at the Taunton Deane Services and travelled in lane 3 against the flow of traffic.
"He collided with approximately 15 other vehicles before coming to a stop."
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