M18 crash J4–J5 northbound

Live Still reported at 16:28 UK time, since 14:57 (1 h 31 min).

Crash on the M18 northbound at J4–J5 on Friday 9 October 2026, from 14:57. Still reported at 16:28 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

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   M18 northbound · J4–J5

   Collision

   since 14:57 (1 h 31 min) · delay ~10 min · queue 5.4 mi

   TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs

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Timeline

1. 14:57 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
2. 15:08 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~20 min
3. 15:27 TomTom no longer reports it
4. 15:39 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
5. 15:39 All clear: no source reports it any more
6. 15:50 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
7. 15:54 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
8. 15:59 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
9. 16:04 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”

What the sources said

• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (2 signs; furthest along: M18 northbound between J4 and J5).
• Queuing traffic

Other recent incidents on the M18

• M18 crash J32 northbound · yesterday 14:12, cleared after 2 h 44 min
• M18 reported crash J3–J2 southbound · Sun 01:00, cleared after 43 min
• M18 crash J1–J2 northbound · 2 Oct 2026 11:23, cleared after 2 h 56 min
• M18 crash J1–J2 northbound · 30 Sept 2026 08:10, cleared after 1 h 6 min
• M18 crash J4–J5 northbound · 25 Sept 2026 14:41, cleared after 329 h 39 min
• M18 closed J6–J5 · 24 Sept 2026 23:49, cleared after 3 h 29 min

About this page

This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.