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M5 crash J6–J7 southbound

Live Still reported at 09:56 UK time, since yesterday 20:01 (13 h 55 min).

Crash on the M5 southbound at J6–J7 on Sunday 27 September 2026, from 20:01. Still reported at 09:56 UK time. Timeline of reports from National Highways, TomTom and the motorway signs.

  1. M5 southbound · J6–J7

    Collision

    since yesterday 20:01 (13 h 55 min) · delay ~6 min · queue 3.7 mi

    National Highways ×2 · TomTom · Motorway signs

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Timeline

  1. National Highways: road closed
  2. Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
  3. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~12 min
  4. TomTom: now says collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”
  5. TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~13)
  6. TomTom: delay now ~31 min (was ~21)
  7. TomTom: delay now ~45 min (was ~31)
  8. National Highways: road reopened
  9. TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
  10. TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~18), “Queuing traffic”
  11. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  12. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  13. TomTom: “Slow traffic”

What the sources said

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