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M5 crash J24–J23 northbound

Crash on the M5 northbound at J24–J23 on Friday 30 October 2026, from 11:18. Cleared at 19:03 after 7 h 46 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status
Cleared 19:03 on 30 Oct 2026, after 7 h 46 min
Location
M5 northbound · J24–J23
Reported as
Collision
At its worst
Stationary traffic · delay ~140 min
Sources
TomTom ×21 · Motorway signs
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Timeline

  1. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
  2. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  3. TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~19)
  4. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~12 min
  5. TomTom: delay now ~33 min (was ~12)
  6. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~30 min
  7. TomTom: delay now ~47 min (was ~36)
  8. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~13 min
  9. TomTom: delay now ~24 min (was ~47)
  10. TomTom: delay now ~38 min (was ~24)
  11. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~9 min
  12. TomTom: delay now ~24 min (was ~38)
  13. TomTom: delay now ~25 min (was ~9)
  14. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~13 min
  15. TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~25), “Stationary traffic”
  16. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  17. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
  18. TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~9), “Queuing traffic”
  19. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~20 min
  20. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min
  21. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~27 min
  22. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~11 min
  23. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~16 min
  24. TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~27)
  25. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~20 min (reported again)
  26. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~16 min
  27. TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
  28. TomTom: delay now ~30 min (was ~17)
  29. TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~30)
  30. TomTom: delay now ~31 min (was ~23)
  31. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~14 min
  32. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~37 min
  33. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~28 min
  34. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~11 min
  35. TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
  36. TomTom: delay now ~140 min (was ~24)
  37. TomTom: delay now ~35 min (was ~140)
  38. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~30 min
  39. TomTom: delay now ~23 min (was ~15)
  40. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~11 min
  41. TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~11), “Queuing traffic”
  42. TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
  43. TomTom: delay now ~32 min (was ~23)
  44. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  45. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  46. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~8 min
  47. TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~9)
  48. TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~14)
  49. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~12 min
  50. Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
  51. TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
  52. TomTom no longer reports it
  53. All clear: no source reports it any more
  54. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~17 min
  55. TomTom no longer reports it
  56. Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
  57. All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

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