M5 crash J5–J6 southbound
Crash on the M5 southbound at J5–J6 on Thursday 22 October 2026, from 15:46. Cleared at 17:41 after 1 h 55 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs, National Highways and TomTom.
- Status
- Cleared 17:41 on 22 Oct 2026, after 1 h 55 min
- Location
- M5 southbound · J5–J6
- Reported as
- Broken-down vehicle
- Lanes
- 1 of 4 lanes closed
- At its worst
- Stationary traffic · delay ~41 min
- Sources
- Motorway signs ×4 · National Highways ×4 · TomTom
Timeline
- Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
- National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
- Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- Motorway signs: “REPORT OF ANIMALS”
- Motorway signs: “ANIMALS IN ROAD”
- Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
- TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~41 min
- TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
- National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
- National Highways: lane closure lifted
- TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~32)
- TomTom no longer reports it
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
- TomTom no longer reports it
- Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF ANIMALS”
- Motorway signs no longer show “ANIMALS IN ROAD”
- Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- National Highways: lane closure lifted
Source reports
- Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (3 signs; furthest along: M5 southbound between J5 and J6).
- M5 southbound between J5 and J6
- Queuing traffic
- Overhead signs read “REPORT OF ANIMALS” (12 signs; furthest along: M5 northbound between J6 and J5).
- Overhead signs read “ANIMALS IN ROAD” (1 sign; furthest along: M5 southbound between J5 and J6).
- Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (1 sign; furthest along: M5 southbound between J5 and J6).
- M5 southbound within J5
Other recent incidents on the M5
- M5 crash J1 southbound
- M5 crash J19–J20
- M5 closed J12 southbound
- M5 reported crash J25–J24 northbound
- M5 closed J10–J11 southbound
- M5 closed J12 southbound
- M5 closed J11A southbound
- M5 closed J13–J14 southbound
- M5 crash J19–J20 southbound
- M5 stopped traffic J10–J11
The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.