M5 closed J19–J18 northbound

Road closure on the M5 northbound at J19–J18 on Saturday 26 September 2026, from 20:08. Cleared at 04:51 after 8 h 43 min. Timeline of reports from National Highways.

Status

Cleared 04:51 on 27 Sept 2026, after 8 h 43 min

Location

M5 northbound · J19–J18

Reported as

Road closed · cause not reported yet

Lanes

Road closed

Sources

National Highways

Timeline

1. Sat 20:08 National Highways: road closed
2. Sun 04:51 National Highways: road reopened
3. Sun 04:51 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• M5 northbound between J19 and J18

Other recent incidents on the M5

• M5 closed J24–J25 southbound03:50 · cleared after 1 h 4 min
• M5 crash J19–J20Mon 17:20 · cleared after 1 h 59 min
• M5 reported crash J25 southboundSun 19:51 · cleared after 2 h 8 min
• M5 crash J26–J27 southboundSun 18:37 · cleared after 2 h 26 min
• M5 crash J19–J20 southboundSat 15:29 · cleared after 52 min
• M5 closed J30–J31 southboundSat 08:13 · cleared after 1 h 53 min
• M5 crash J8 northboundFri 18:57 · cleared after 48 min
• M5 reported crash J25 southboundFri 13:30 · cleared after 44 min
• M5 reported crash J3–J4 southboundThu 08:23 · cleared after 44 min
• M5 stopped traffic J1 northbound4 Nov 2026 18:21 · cleared after 43 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M5 J19 and M5 J18.

The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.