M5 crash J20

Crash on the M5 at J20 on Wednesday 23 September 2026, from 08:52. Cleared at 10:22 after 1 h 30 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status

Cleared 10:22 on 23 Sept 2026, after 1 h 30 min

Location

M5 J20

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Delay ~9 min

Sources

TomTom ×4

Timeline

1. Wed 08:52 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~2 min
2. Wed 09:03 TomTom: collision, “Accident”
3. Wed 09:13 TomTom: now says collision, delay now ~9 min (was ~2), “Stationary traffic, Accident”
4. Wed 09:37 TomTom: collision, “Slow traffic, Accident”
5. Wed 09:37 TomTom: collision, “Accident, Lane closed”
6. Wed 09:40 TomTom: “Accident, Lane closed”
7. Wed 09:40 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Accident”
8. Wed 10:22 TomTom no longer reports it
9. Wed 10:22 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Queuing traffic, Accident
• Accident, Lane closed

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• M5 closed J24–J25 southbound03:50 · cleared after 1 h 4 min
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• 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 J20.

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