M5 crash J19–J20

Crash on the M5 at J19–J20 on Friday 23 October 2026, from 00:09. Cleared at 00:23 after 14 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status

Cleared 00:23 on 23 Oct 2026, after 14 min

Location

M5 · J19–J20

Reported as

Collision

Sources

TomTom

Timeline

1. 00:09 TomTom: collision, “Accident, Lane closed”
2. 00:23 TomTom no longer reports it
3. 00:23 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Accident, Lane closed

Other recent incidents on the M5

• M5 crash J1 southbound00:29 · cleared after 1 h 1 min
• M5 closed J12 southboundyesterday 22:33 · cleared after 1 h 40 min
• M5 reported crash J25–J24 northboundyesterday 22:12 · cleared after 48 min
• M5 closed J10–J11 southboundyesterday 19:57 · cleared after 5 h 3 min
• M5 closed J12 southboundyesterday 19:57 · cleared after 1 h 20 min
• M5 closed J11A southboundyesterday 19:57 · cleared after 4 h 16 min
• M5 closed J13–J14 southboundyesterday 19:57 · cleared after 4 h 16 min
• M5 crash J19–J20 southboundyesterday 18:11 · cleared after 48 min
• M5 stopped traffic J10–J11yesterday 18:06 · cleared after 55 min
• M5 reported crash J11–J10 northboundyesterday 18:00 · cleared after 1 h 30 min

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