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M5 crash J10–J11 northbound

Crash on the M5 northbound at J10–J11 on Friday 16 October 2026, from 13:11. Still reported at 14:44 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status
Live since 13:11 (1 h 33 min)
Location
M5 northbound · J10–J11
Reported as
Collision
Delay
~96 min
At its worst
Road closed · stationary traffic · delay ~189 min
Sources
TomTom ×6 · Motorway signs
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Timeline

  1. Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
  2. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~28 min
  3. TomTom: delay now ~42 min (was ~28)
  4. TomTom: now says collision, delay now ~59 min (was ~42), “Stationary traffic, Accident”
  5. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~15 min
  6. TomTom: delay now ~78 min (was ~59)
  7. TomTom: delay now ~20 min (was ~15)
  8. Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
  9. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
  10. TomTom: now says queueing traffic, delay now ~69 min (was ~144), “Stationary traffic”
  11. TomTom: road closed
  12. TomTom: delay now ~93 min (was ~69)
  13. TomTom: now says collision, delay now ~189 min (was ~93), “Stationary traffic, Accident”
  14. TomTom: delay now ~131 min (was ~189)
  15. TomTom: delay now ~87 min (was ~131)
  16. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~55 min
  17. TomTom: collision, “Closed, Accident”, road closed (reported again)
  18. TomTom: delay now ~44 min (was ~95)
  19. TomTom: delay now ~102 min (was ~44)
  20. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”

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