M4 crash J5–J4B eastbound

Crash on the M4 eastbound at J5–J4B on Tuesday 10 November 2026, from 18:15. Cleared at 19:12 after 57 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs, TomTom and National Highways.

Status

Cleared 19:12 on 10 Nov 2026, after 57 min

Location

M4 eastbound · J5–J4B

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

1 of 4 lanes closed

At its worst

Delay ~5 min

Sources

Motorway signs · TomTom · National Highways

Timeline

1. yesterday 18:15 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
2. yesterday 18:32 Motorway signs: “COLLISION [HCA0]”
3. yesterday 18:42 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
4. yesterday 18:51 TomTom no longer reports it
5. yesterday 19:08 National Highways: lane closure lifted
6. yesterday 19:12 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION [HCA0]”
7. yesterday 19:12 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION [HCA0]” (2 signs; furthest along: M4 eastbound between J5 and J4B).
• Slow traffic
• M4 eastbound between J6 and J5

Other recent incidents on the M4

• M4 crash J18yesterday 19:23 · cleared after 46 min
• M4 closed J15–J16yesterday 17:50 · cleared after 15 min
• M4 crash J19–J20 westboundyesterday 16:33 · cleared after 1 h 19 min
• M4 reported crash J13–J12 eastboundyesterday 08:00 · cleared after 38 min
• M4 crash Westboundyesterday 07:57 · cleared after 2 h 30 min
• M4 crash Eastboundyesterday 07:57 · cleared after 45 min
• M4 crash J35 eastboundyesterday 07:27 · cleared after 2 h 55 min
• M4 reported crash J15–J14 eastboundMon 22:41 · cleared after 54 min
• M4 crash J8–J10 westboundMon 18:25 · cleared after 46 min
• M4 crash J18 eastboundMon 12:42 · cleared after 7 h 23 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M4 J5 and M4 J4B.

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