M5 closed J17–J16 northbound

Road closure on the M5 northbound at J17–J16 on Tuesday 20 October 2026, from 21:17. Still reported at 23:01 UK time. Timeline of reports from National Highways.

Status

Live since 21:17 (1 h 44 min)

Location

M5 northbound · J17–J16

Reported as

Road closed · cause not reported yet

Lanes

Road closed

Sources

National Highways

Timeline

1. 21:17 National Highways: road closed

Source reports

• M5 northbound between J17 and J16

Other recent incidents on the M5

• M5 closed J14–J15 southbound21:17 · Live
• M5 closed J19–J18 northbound21:17 · Live
• M5 stopped traffic J4A northbound17:11 · Live
• M5 reported crash J7–J8 southboundyesterday 07:26 · cleared after 43 min
• M5 reported crash J10–J11 southboundSun 18:42 · cleared after 1 h 24 min
• M5 crash J6–J5 northboundSun 17:31 · cleared after 2 h 5 min
• M5 reported crash J26–J27 southboundSun 08:54 · cleared after 40 min
• M5 crash J1–J2 southboundSat 11:03 · cleared after 3 h 29 min
• M5 stopped traffic J7–J8Fri 16:07 · cleared after 2 h 54 min
• M5 stopped traffic J19–J18 northboundFri 15:36 · cleared after 2 h 50 min

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