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M5 crash J24–J23 northbound

Crash on the M5 northbound at J24–J23 on Friday 23 October 2026, from 11:41. Still reported at 14:14 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status
Live since 11:41 (2 h 33 min)
Location
M5 northbound · J24–J23
Reported as
Collision
Delay
~14 min
At its worst
Stationary traffic · delay ~111 min
Sources
TomTom ×7 · Motorway signs ×2
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Timeline

  1. Motorway signs: “DEBRIS IN ROAD - SLOW”
  2. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~9 min
  3. TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~9)
  4. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~11 min
  5. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  6. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~31 min
  7. TomTom: now says collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”
  8. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  9. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~7 min
  10. Motorway signs no longer show “DEBRIS IN ROAD - SLOW”
  11. TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
  12. TomTom: collision, “Accident, Lane closed”
  13. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
  14. TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~12)
  15. TomTom: delay now ~32 min (was ~17)
  16. Motorway signs: “REPORT OF DEBRIS”
  17. TomTom: delay now ~56 min (was ~32)
  18. TomTom: delay now ~35 min (was ~55)
  19. TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~35), “Queuing traffic”
  20. TomTom: delay now ~28 min (was ~21), “Stationary traffic”
  21. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  22. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
  23. TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~24)

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