M18 crash J4–J5

Crash on the M18 at J4–J5 on Thursday 12 November 2026, from 15:12. Still reported at 15:54 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status

Live since 15:12 (42 min)

Location

M18 J4–J5

Reported as

Lane closure

Delay

~33 min

At its worst

Road closed · stationary traffic · delay ~67 min

Sources

TomTom ×2

Timeline

1. 15:12 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~39 min
2. 15:17 TomTom: delay now ~52 min (was ~39)
3. 15:31 TomTom: road closed
4. 15:49 TomTom no longer reports it
5. 15:49 All clear: no source reports it any more
6. 15:54 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~33 min (reported again)

Source reports

• Stationary traffic
• Closed

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• M18 crash J4–J3 southbound15:22 · Live
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• M18 stopped traffic J4–J5Tue 08:09 · cleared after 41 min
• M18 crash J26 Nov 2026 13:59 · cleared after 1 h 4 min
• M18 crash J32 southbound5 Nov 2026 17:37 · cleared after 1 h 2 min
• M18 crash J3–J2 southbound5 Nov 2026 16:27 · cleared after 48 min
• M18 reported crash J4–J5 northbound4 Nov 2026 18:20 · cleared after 44 min
• M18 reported crash J6–J5 southbound4 Nov 2026 18:20 · cleared after 44 min
• M18 crash J2–J1 southbound2 Nov 2026 15:32 · cleared after 3 h 20 min
• M18 stopped traffic J2–J12 Nov 2026 07:27 · cleared after 46 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M18 J4 and M18 J5.

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