M5 crash J3–J2 northbound

Cleared Cleared at 12:52 on 12 Oct 2026, after 2 h 23 min.

Crash on the M5 northbound at J3–J2 on Monday 12 October 2026, from 10:29. Cleared at 12:52 after 2 h 23 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

M5 northbound · J3–J2

Collision

yesterday 10:29–yesterday 12:52 (cleared after 2 h 23 min) · delay ~9 min

Motorway signs · TomTom

See the M5 on the live map M5 traffic now

Timeline

yesterday 10:10 Motorway signs: “OBSTRUCTION SLOW DOWN”
yesterday 10:37 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~28 min
yesterday 10:42 TomTom: delay now ~44 min (was ~28)
yesterday 10:46 TomTom: delay now ~19 min (was ~44)
yesterday 10:56 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~21)
yesterday 11:05 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Incident”
yesterday 12:52 Motorway signs no longer show “OBSTRUCTION SLOW DOWN”
yesterday 12:52 TomTom no longer reports it
yesterday 12:52 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

Overhead signs read “OBSTRUCTION SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: M5 northbound between J3 and J2).
Queuing traffic, Incident

Other recent incidents on the M5

M5 crash J25–J24 southbound · 16:07, still reported
M5 stopped traffic J6–J5 · 07:28, cleared after 1 h 27 min
M5 closed J24–J23 · 01:26, cleared after 3 h 54 min
M5 closed J24–J23 · Sun 21:21, cleared after 8 h 24 min
M5 crash J7–J8 southbound · Sun 08:13, cleared after 1 h 39 min
M5 crash J24–J23 · Sat 21:30, cleared after 8 h 41 min
M5 crash J8 northbound · Sat 08:59, cleared after 44 min
M5 closed J12 southbound · Fri 16:05, cleared after 40 min
M5 closed J13 southbound · Fri 16:05, cleared after 40 min
M5 crash J18 · Fri 15:24, cleared after 1 h 19 min

About this page

This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.