M5 crash J28–J27 northbound

Crash on the M5 northbound at J28–J27 on Saturday 31 October 2026, from 18:02. Cleared at 20:10 after 2 h 7 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 20:10 on 31 Oct 2026, after 2 h 7 min

Location

M5 northbound · J28–J27

Reported as

Collision

Sources

Motorway signs ×2

Timeline

1. Sat 18:02 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. Sat 19:08 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
3. Sat 19:40 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
4. Sat 20:10 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
5. Sat 20:10 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M5 northbound between J28 and J27).
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M5 northbound between J28 and J27).

Other recent incidents on the M5

• M5 reported crash J7–J8 southbound01:00 · cleared after 53 min
• M5 reported crash J10–J9 northbound00:52 · cleared after 31 min
• M5 reported crash J16–J15 northboundyesterday 23:18 · cleared after 1 h 35 min
• M5 crash J7–J8 southboundyesterday 17:51 · cleared after 2 h 31 min
• M5 crash J6–J7 southboundyesterday 17:44 · cleared after 37 min
• M5 closed J24–J23Sun 23:32 · cleared after 37 min
• M5 crash J3–J2 southboundSun 17:33 · cleared after 1 h 23 min
• M5 stopped traffic J20–J19 northboundSun 16:07 · cleared after 2 h 9 min
• M5 reported crash J13–J14 southboundSun 15:59 · cleared after 46 min
• M5 crash J8–J7 northboundSun 13:26 · cleared after 2 h 18 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M5 J28 and M5 J27.

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