M5 crash J4–J4A southbound

Cleared Cleared at 14:14 on 9 Oct 2026, after 2 h 18 min.

Crash on the M5 southbound at J4–J4A on Friday 9 October 2026, from 11:55. Cleared at 14:14 after 2 h 18 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

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   M5 southbound · J4–J4A

   Collision

   11:55–14:14 (cleared after 2 h 18 min) · delay ~5 min · queue 2.6 mi

   Motorway signs · TomTom

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Timeline

1. 11:55 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
2. 12:42 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~8 min
3. 12:47 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
4. 12:51 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
5. 13:08 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
6. 13:14 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. 13:19 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
8. 14:00 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. 14:14 TomTom no longer reports it
10. 14:14 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (4 signs; furthest along: M5 southbound between J4 and J4A).
• Queuing traffic

Other recent incidents on the M5

• M5 closed J12 southbound · 12:27, cleared after 1 h 46 min
• M5 closed J10–J11 southbound · 12:27, cleared after 1 h 46 min
• M5 closed J11A southbound · 12:27, cleared after 1 h 46 min
• M5 closed J13–J14 southbound · 12:27, cleared after 1 h 46 min
• M5 crash J3–J4 southbound · 12:02, still reported
• M5 closed J24–J23 · yesterday 21:46, cleared after 7 h 37 min
• M5 crash J7–J6 northbound · yesterday 14:21, cleared after 3 h 35 min
• M5 delays J11A–J12 · yesterday 11:32, cleared after 1 h 59 min
• M5 reported crash J12–J11A northbound · yesterday 10:01, cleared after 54 min
• M5 closed J24–J23 · yesterday 02:26, cleared after 2 h 45 min

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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.