Scenes of traffic chaos at 'not-so' magic roundabout

There were scenes of utter chaos at Cheddar's Magic Roundaboutduring rush hour on Tuesday night when an electricity pole wastoppled.

Traffic mounted up around the busy junction of the CrossroadsService Station from 5pm when a large transporter driving downShipham hill turned right onto the A371 - and part of a cementcrusher overhanging the rear destroyed a high-voltage pole.

Two people travelling in a van behind the transporter weretrapped in their vehicle when the live cables fell and …