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M5 crash J18

Live Still reported at 16:28 UK time, since 15:24 (1 h 4 min).

Crash on the M5 at J18 on Friday 9 October 2026, from 15:24. Still reported at 16:28 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

  1. M5 · J18

    Collision

    since 15:24 (1 h 4 min) · delay ~3 min · queue 2.5 mi

    TomTom ×3

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Timeline

  1. TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~19 min
  2. TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident, Accident”, delay ~17 min
  3. TomTom: delay now ~23 min (was ~17), “Stationary traffic, Incident, Accident”
  4. TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Accident”
  5. TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Incident”
  6. TomTom: delay now ~5 min (was ~21), “Slow traffic, Incident”
  7. TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”
  8. TomTom no longer reports it
  9. All clear: no source reports it any more
  10. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
  11. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)

What the sources said

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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.