M5 closed J12 southbound

Cleared Cleared at 16:46 on 9 Oct 2026, after 40 min.

Road closure on the M5 southbound at J12 on Friday 9 October 2026, from 16:05. Cleared at 16:46 after 40 min. Timeline of reports from National Highways.

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   M5 southbound · J12

   Road closed · cause not reported yet

   16:05–16:46 (cleared after 40 min)

   National Highways

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Timeline

1. 16:05 National Highways: road closed
2. 16:46 National Highways: road reopened
3. 16:46 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• M5 J12 southbound exit

Other recent incidents on the M5

• M5 closed J13 southbound · 16:05, cleared after 40 min
• M5 crash J18 · 15:24, cleared after 1 h 19 min
• M5 closed J11A southbound · 15:09, cleared after 2 h
• M5 reported crash J8–J7 northbound · 14:21, cleared after 47 min
• M5 closed J12 southbound · 12:27, cleared after 1 h 46 min
• M5 closed J10–J11 southbound · 12:27, cleared after 1 h 46 min
• M5 closed J11A southbound · 12:27, cleared after 1 h 46 min
• M5 closed J13–J14 southbound · 12:27, cleared after 1 h 46 min
• M5 crash J3–J4 southbound · 12:02, cleared after 2 h 36 min
• M5 crash J4–J4A southbound · 11:55, cleared after 2 h 18 min

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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.