M5 crash J19–J20 southbound

Crash on the M5 southbound at J19–J20 on Thursday 22 October 2026, from 18:11. Cleared at 18:59 after 48 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 18:59 on 22 Oct 2026, after 48 min

Location

M5 southbound · J19–J20

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Delay ~12 min

Sources

TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. yesterday 18:11 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
2. yesterday 18:16 TomTom no longer reports it
3. yesterday 18:16 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. yesterday 18:19 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
5. yesterday 18:29 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~11 min
6. yesterday 18:43 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. yesterday 18:48 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
8. yesterday 18:52 TomTom no longer reports it
9. yesterday 18:59 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
10. yesterday 18:59 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (1 sign; furthest along: M5 southbound between J19 and J20).
• Slow traffic

Other recent incidents on the M5

• M5 crash J1 southbound00:29 · cleared after 1 h 1 min
• M5 crash J19–J2000:09 · cleared after 14 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 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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