M5 crash J11A–J11 northbound

Cleared Cleared at 08:40 on 14 Oct 2026, after 50 min.

Crash on the M5 northbound at J11A–J11 on Wednesday 14 October 2026, from 07:50. Cleared at 08:40 after 50 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

M5 northbound · J11A–J11

Collision

07:50–08:40 (cleared after 50 min) · delay ~6 min · queue 3.7 mi

TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs

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Timeline

07:50 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
07:58 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
08:03 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
08:17 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
08:21 TomTom no longer reports it
08:26 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
08:31 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
08:33 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
08:35 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
08:40 TomTom no longer reports it
08:40 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

Queuing traffic
Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (3 signs; furthest along: M5 northbound between J11A and J11).
Slow traffic

Other recent incidents on the M5

M5 closed J24–J23 · 02:47, cleared after 2 h 54 min
M5 crash J25–J24 southbound · yesterday 16:07, cleared after 7 h 54 min
M5 stopped traffic J6–J5 · yesterday 07:28, cleared after 1 h 27 min
M5 closed J24–J23 · yesterday 01:26, cleared after 3 h 54 min
M5 crash J3–J2 northbound · Mon 10:29, cleared after 2 h 23 min
M5 closed J24–J23 · Sun 21:21, cleared after 8 h 24 min
M5 crash J7–J8 southbound · Sun 08:13, cleared after 1 h 39 min
M5 crash J24–J23 · Sat 21:30, cleared after 8 h 41 min
M5 crash J8 northbound · Sat 08:59, cleared after 44 min
M5 closed J12 southbound · Fri 16:05, cleared after 40 min

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This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.