M5 crash J1 northbound

Crash on the M5 northbound at J1 on Thursday 12 November 2026, from 12:16. Cleared at 12:52 after 36 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 12:52 on 12 Nov 2026, after 36 min

Location

M5 northbound · J1

Reported as

Collision

Sources

Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 12:16 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. 12:52 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
3. 12:52 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: M5 northbound between J1 and M6).

Other recent incidents on the M5

• M5 crash J4–J4A southbound13:32 · Live
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• M5 crash J1 northboundyesterday 19:15 · cleared after 2 h 15 min
• M5 crash J7–J8 southboundyesterday 15:47 · cleared after 2 h
• M5 reported crash J20–J19 northboundyesterday 12:44 · cleared after 1 h 2 min
• M5 crash J8–J7 northboundyesterday 11:23 · cleared after 52 min
• M5 crash J1 southboundyesterday 07:14 · cleared after 1 h 41 min
• M5 closed J24–J25 southboundyesterday 03:50 · cleared after 1 h 4 min
• M5 crash J19–J20Mon 17:20 · cleared after 1 h 59 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M5 J1.

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