M5 closed J19–J18 northbound

Road closure on the M5 northbound at J19–J18 on Tuesday 27 October 2026, from 03:50. Cleared at 05:37 after 1 h 46 min. Timeline of reports from National Highways.

Status

Cleared 05:37 on 27 Oct 2026, after 1 h 46 min

Location

M5 northbound · J19–J18

Reported as

Road closed · cause not reported yet

Lanes

Road closed

Sources

National Highways

Timeline

1. Tue 03:50 National Highways: road closed
2. Tue 05:37 National Highways: road reopened
3. Tue 05:37 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• M5 northbound between J19 and J18

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 J19 and M5 J18.

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