M5 closed J26–J27 southbound

Road closure on the M5 southbound at J26–J27 on Tuesday 3 November 2026, from 19:19. Cleared at 20:00 after 41 min. Timeline of reports from National Highways.

Status

Cleared 20:00 on 3 Nov 2026, after 41 min

Location

M5 southbound · J26–J27

Reported as

Road closed · cause not reported yet

Lanes

Road closed

Sources

National Highways

Timeline

1. 19:19 National Highways: road closed
2. 20:00 National Highways: road reopened
3. 20:00 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• M5 southbound between J26 and J27

Other recent incidents on the M5

• M5 closed J24–J25 southbound19:19 · cleared after 41 min
• M5 crash J1–J2 southbound13:31 · cleared after 5 h 48 min
• M5 crash J2–J3 northbound12:34 · cleared after 52 min
• M5 crash J7–J8 southbound08:03 · cleared after 52 min
• 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

Live traffic and past incidents at M5 J26 and M5 J27.

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