M5 crash J2–J3 northbound

Crash on the M5 northbound at J2–J3 on Tuesday 3 November 2026, from 12:34. Cleared at 13:26 after 52 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 13:26 on 3 Nov 2026, after 52 min

Location

M5 northbound · J2–J3

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~61 min

Sources

TomTom · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 12:34 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. 12:46 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~8 min
3. 12:55 TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~10)
4. 12:59 TomTom: delay now ~30 min (was ~15)
5. 13:04 TomTom: delay now ~55 min (was ~30)
6. 13:13 TomTom: delay now ~39 min (was ~61)
7. 13:23 TomTom no longer reports it
8. 13:26 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
9. 13:26 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Stationary traffic, Accident
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: M5 northbound between J3 and J2).

Other recent incidents on the M5

• M5 crash J7–J8 southbound08:03 · cleared after 52 min
• 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

Live traffic and past incidents at M5 J2 and M5 J3.

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