M5 closed J12 southbound

Road closure on the M5 southbound at J12 on Saturday 24 October 2026, from 16:53. Cleared at 02:59 after 11 h 6 min. Timeline of reports from National Highways.

Status

Cleared 02:59 on 25 Oct 2026, after 11 h 6 min

Location

M5 southbound · J12

Reported as

Road closed · cause not reported yet

Lanes

Road closed

Sources

National Highways ×4

Timeline

1. Sat 16:53 National Highways: road closed
2. Sat 19:37 National Highways: road closed
3. Sat 19:37 National Highways: road closed
4. Sat 23:23 National Highways: road reopened
5. Sat 23:23 All clear: no source reports it any more
6. Sun 02:59 National Highways: road reopened
7. Sun 02:59 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• M5 J12 southbound exit

Other recent incidents on the M5

• M5 reported crash J7–J8 southbound01:00 · cleared after 53 min
• M5 reported crash J10–J9 northbound00:52 · cleared after 31 min
• M5 reported crash J16–J15 northboundyesterday 23:18 · cleared after 1 h 35 min
• M5 crash J7–J8 southboundyesterday 17:51 · cleared after 2 h 31 min
• M5 crash J6–J7 southboundyesterday 17:44 · cleared after 37 min
• M5 closed J24–J23Sun 23:32 · cleared after 37 min
• M5 crash J3–J2 southboundSun 17:33 · cleared after 1 h 23 min
• M5 stopped traffic J20–J19 northboundSun 16:07 · cleared after 2 h 9 min
• M5 reported crash J13–J14 southboundSun 15:59 · cleared after 46 min
• M5 crash J8–J7 northboundSun 13:26 · cleared after 2 h 18 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M5 J12.

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