M5 crash J5 northbound

Crash on the M5 northbound at J5 on Thursday 24 September 2026, from 12:53. Cleared at 13:35 after 42 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 13:35 on 24 Sept 2026, after 42 min

Location

M5 northbound · J5

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Delay ~7 min

Sources

Motorway signs · TomTom

Timeline

1. Thu 12:53 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
2. Thu 13:10 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~7 min
3. Thu 13:14 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
4. Thu 13:19 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
5. Thu 13:23 TomTom no longer reports it
6. Thu 13:35 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
7. Thu 13:35 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (1 sign; furthest along: M5 northbound within J5).
• Slow traffic

Other recent incidents on the M5

• M5 closed J24–J25 southbound03:50 · cleared after 1 h 4 min
• M5 crash J19–J20Mon 17:20 · cleared after 1 h 59 min
• M5 reported crash J25 southboundSun 19:51 · cleared after 2 h 8 min
• M5 crash J26–J27 southboundSun 18:37 · cleared after 2 h 26 min
• M5 crash J19–J20 southboundSat 15:29 · cleared after 52 min
• M5 closed J30–J31 southboundSat 08:13 · cleared after 1 h 53 min
• M5 crash J8 northboundFri 18:57 · cleared after 48 min
• M5 reported crash J25 southboundFri 13:30 · cleared after 44 min
• M5 reported crash J3–J4 southboundThu 08:23 · cleared after 44 min
• M5 stopped traffic J1 northbound4 Nov 2026 18:21 · cleared after 43 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M5 J5.

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