M4 crash J19–J20 westbound

Crash on the M4 westbound at J19–J20 on Thursday 5 November 2026, from 06:54. Cleared at 08:35 after 1 h 41 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 08:35 on 5 Nov 2026, after 1 h 41 min

Location

M4 westbound · J19–J20

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Delay ~14 min

Sources

Motorway signs · TomTom

Timeline

1. 06:54 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
2. 07:30 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
3. 07:34 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
4. 07:37 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
5. 07:39 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
6. 07:53 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. 08:20 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
8. 08:35 TomTom no longer reports it
9. 08:35 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (1 sign; furthest along: M4 westbound between J19 and J20).
• Slow traffic

Other recent incidents on the M4

• M4 stopped traffic J3–J2 westbound04:54 · cleared after 4 h 27 min
• M4 stopped traffic J19yesterday 21:04 · cleared after 55 min
• M4 crash J13–J12 eastboundyesterday 08:39 · cleared after 52 min
• M4 crash Westboundyesterday 07:50 · cleared after 1 h 15 min
• M4 stopped traffic J3–J2yesterday 06:48 · cleared after 2 h 36 min
• M4 crash J3 westboundTue 18:44 · cleared after 51 min
• M4 crash J20–J19 eastboundTue 11:21 · cleared after 34 min
• M4 stopped traffic J3–J2Tue 06:50 · cleared after 2 h 13 min
• M4 crash J4B–J5 westboundTue 01:23 · cleared after 17 h 34 min
• M4 crash J10–J8 eastboundMon 16:33 · cleared after 1 h 18 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M4 J19 and M4 J20.

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