M20 crash J5 westbound
Cleared Cleared at 14:25 on 8 Oct 2026, after 41 min.
Crash on the M20 westbound at J5 on Thursday 8 October 2026, from 13:44. Cleared at 14:25 after 41 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.
M20 westbound · J5
Collision
13:44–14:25 (cleared after 41 min) · delay ~12 min
Motorway signs · TomTom
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Timeline
- Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
- TomTom: broken-down vehicle, “Stationary traffic, Broken down vehicle”, delay ~14 min
- TomTom: now says collision, delay now ~19 min (was ~14), “Incident, Broken down vehicle”
- TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~19), “Stationary traffic, Incident”
- TomTom no longer reports it
- Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
- All clear: no source reports it any more
What the sources said
- Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M20 westbound between J6 and J5).
- Stationary traffic, Incident
Other recent incidents on the M20
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- M20 crash J5–J4 westbound
- M20 crash J4–J3 westbound
- M20 reported crash J12–J13 eastbound
- M20 crash J4–J3 westbound
- M20 reported crash J7–J8 eastbound
- M20 crash J4 westbound
- M20 crash J8–J9 eastbound
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.