M5 crash J2–J1 northbound

Crash on the M5 northbound at J2–J1 on Wednesday 23 September 2026, from 07:36. Cleared at 09:41 after 362 h 5 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 09:41 on 8 Oct 2026, after 362 h 5 min

Location

M5 northbound · J2–J1

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~21 min

Sources

TomTom ×9 · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. Wed 07:13 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
2. Wed 08:32 TomTom no longer reports it
3. Wed 08:32 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. Wed 08:38 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
5. Wed 09:48 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
6. Wed 10:09 TomTom no longer reports it
7. Wed 10:09 All clear: no source reports it any more
8. Wed 12:41 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
9. Wed 12:55 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
10. Wed 13:09 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
11. Wed 13:23 TomTom no longer reports it
12. Wed 13:23 All clear: no source reports it any more
13. Wed 13:36 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
14. Wed 14:04 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
15. Wed 14:16 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~1 min
16. Wed 14:18 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
17. Wed 14:32 TomTom: delay now ~9 min (was ~4), “Stationary traffic”
18. Wed 14:46 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
19. Wed 15:00 TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~9), “Stationary traffic”
20. Wed 15:13 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
21. Wed 15:28 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
22. Wed 15:55 TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~16), “Stationary traffic”
23. Wed 16:09 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
24. Wed 16:18 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~7 min
25. Wed 16:18 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
26. Wed 17:18 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
27. Wed 17:19 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
28. Wed 17:32 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
29. Wed 18:00 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
30. Wed 18:14 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
31. Wed 18:27 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
32. Wed 18:42 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
33. Wed 19:09 TomTom no longer reports it
34. Wed 19:09 All clear: no source reports it any more
35. Wed 12:17 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION” (reported again)
36. Wed 12:19 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~13 min
37. Wed 12:29 TomTom: delay now ~7 min (was ~13), “Queuing traffic”
38. Wed 12:33 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
39. Wed 12:43 TomTom no longer reports it
40. Wed 12:47 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
41. Wed 12:47 All clear: no source reports it any more
42. Thu 07:46 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
43. Thu 07:51 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
44. Thu 08:05 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
45. Thu 08:10 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
46. Thu 08:14 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
47. Thu 08:32 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
48. Thu 09:00 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
49. Thu 09:04 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
50. Thu 09:09 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
51. Thu 09:18 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
52. Thu 09:41 TomTom no longer reports it
53. Thu 09:41 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Stationary traffic
• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (3 signs; furthest along: M5 northbound between J2 and J1).

Other recent incidents on the M5

• M5 closed J24–J25 southbound03:50 · cleared after 1 h 4 min
• M5 crash J19–J20Mon 17:20 · cleared after 1 h 59 min
• M5 reported crash J25 southboundSun 19:51 · cleared after 2 h 8 min
• M5 crash J26–J27 southboundSun 18:37 · cleared after 2 h 26 min
• M5 crash J19–J20 southboundSat 15:29 · cleared after 52 min
• M5 closed J30–J31 southboundSat 08:13 · cleared after 1 h 53 min
• M5 crash J8 northboundFri 18:57 · cleared after 48 min
• M5 reported crash J25 southboundFri 13:30 · cleared after 44 min
• M5 reported crash J3–J4 southboundThu 08:23 · cleared after 44 min
• M5 stopped traffic J1 northbound4 Nov 2026 18:21 · cleared after 43 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M5 J2 and M5 J1.

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