M5 crash J26–J27 southbound

Crash on the M5 southbound at J26–J27 on Sunday 8 November 2026, from 18:37. Cleared at 21:03 after 2 h 26 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 21:03 on 8 Nov 2026, after 2 h 26 min

Location

M5 southbound · J26–J27

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~94 min

Sources

TomTom · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 18:37 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~33 min
2. 18:41 TomTom: delay now ~47 min (was ~33)
3. 19:22 TomTom no longer reports it
4. 19:22 All clear: no source reports it any more
5. 19:27 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~17 min (reported again)
6. 19:32 TomTom: delay now ~39 min (was ~17)
7. 19:36 TomTom: delay now ~64 min (was ~39)
8. 19:51 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
9. 20:28 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
10. 20:36 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
11. 21:03 TomTom no longer reports it
12. 21:03 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M5 southbound between J26 and J27).

Other recent incidents on the M5

• M5 reported crash J25 southbound19:51 · cleared after 2 h 8 min
• M5 crash J19–J20 southboundyesterday 15:29 · cleared after 52 min
• M5 closed J30–J31 southboundyesterday 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 northboundWed 18:21 · cleared after 43 min
• M5 closed J26–J27 southboundWed 04:37 · cleared after 1 h 10 min
• M5 closed J24–J25 southboundWed 04:37 · cleared after 1 h 10 min
• M5 reported crash J19–J20 southboundWed 03:51 · cleared after 1 h 9 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M5 J26 and M5 J27.

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