M5 crash J4–J3 northbound
Live Still reported at 01:00 UK time, since yesterday 21:51 (3 h 9 min).
Crash on the M5 northbound at J4–J3 on Tuesday 6 October 2026, from 21:51. Still reported at 01:00 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.
M5 northbound · J4–J3
Collision
Road closed · since yesterday 21:51 (3 h 9 min)
Motorway signs ×4 · TomTom ×2
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Timeline
- Motorway signs: “VEHICLE FIRE SLOW DOWN”
- TomTom: collision, “Accident, Lane closed”
- TomTom: road closed
- Motorway signs: “M5 J4-J3 CLOSED DUE TO COLLISION”
- Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
- Motorway signs: “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
- Motorway signs no longer show “VEHICLE FIRE SLOW DOWN”
- Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
- Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
What the sources said
- Overhead signs read “VEHICLE FIRE SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: M5 southbound between J3 and J4).
- Accident, Lane closed
- Closed
- Overhead signs read “M5 J4-J3 CLOSED DUE TO COLLISION” (6 signs; e.g. M5 northbound between J6 and J5). Marker placed near M5 J4–J3 using the signs there, so it is approximate.
- Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (4 signs; furthest along: M5 southbound between J4 and J4A).
- Overhead signs read “INCIDENT [HCA2]” (1 sign; furthest along: M5 southbound within J4A).
Other recent incidents on the M5
- M5 closed J16 northbound
- M5 closed J5–J6 southbound
- M5 closed J5–J6 southbound
- M5 closed J19–J18 northbound
- M5 closed J14–J15 southbound
- M5 closed J20–J19 northbound
- M5 closed J7–J8 southbound
- M5 closed J17–J16 northbound
- M5 closed J16 northbound
- M5 closed J14–J15 southbound
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.