M5 crash J5–J4A northbound
Live Still reported at 15:35 UK time, since yesterday 02:44 (36 h 51 min).
Crash on the M5 northbound at J5–J4A on Saturday 26 September 2026, from 02:44. Still reported at 15:35 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs, TomTom and National Highways.
M5 northbound · J5–J4A
Collision
1 of 4 lanes closed · since yesterday 02:44 (36 h 51 min)
Motorway signs ×5 · TomTom ×2 · National Highways ×5
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Timeline
- Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
- Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (reported again)
- Motorway signs: “COLLISION [HCA0]”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~23 min
- TomTom: delay now ~36 min (was ~23)
- TomTom: now says collision, delay now ~47 min (was ~36), “Stationary traffic, Accident”
- National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
- National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
- National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
- Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
- National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
- Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
- Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
- Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION [HCA0]”
- TomTom: delay now ~116 min (was ~84)
- Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
- Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
- TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
- National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
- TomTom: delay now ~24 min (was ~37)
- National Highways: lane closure lifted
- TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~24), “Queuing traffic”
- Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom no longer reports it
What the sources said
- Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (3 signs; furthest along: M5 northbound between J5 and J4A).
- Slow traffic
- Overhead signs read “COLLISION [HCA0]” (3 signs; furthest along: M5 northbound between J5 and J4A).
- M5 northbound within J5
- M5 northbound between J5 and J4A
- Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (1 sign; furthest along: M5 northbound between J5 and J4A).
- Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (3 signs; furthest along: M5 J5 southbound exit).
- Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (1 sign; furthest along: M5 northbound between J6 and J5).
- M5 northbound between J6 and J5
Other recent incidents on the M5
- M5 closed J14–J15 southbound
- M5 closed J19–J18 northbound
- M5 closed J14–J15 southbound
- M5 closed J10–J9
- M5 closed J10–J11 southbound
- M5 closed J12 southbound
- M5 closed J10–J11 southbound
- M5 closed J13–J14 southbound
- M5 closed J11A southbound
- M5 stopped traffic J2–J1
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.