M5 crash J1 southbound

Crash on the M5 southbound at J1 on Wednesday 11 November 2026, from 07:14. Cleared at 08:55 after 1 h 41 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 08:55 on 11 Nov 2026, after 1 h 41 min

Location

M5 southbound · J1

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Delay ~12 min

Sources

Motorway signs · TomTom

Timeline

1. 07:14 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
2. 07:42 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~8 min
3. 07:44 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
4. 08:00 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
5. 08:55 TomTom no longer reports it
6. 08:55 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (1 sign; furthest along: M5 southbound between M6 and J1).
• Slow traffic

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 southbound5 Nov 2026 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 J1.

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