M5 crash J7–J6 northbound
Live Still reported at 16:16 UK time, since 14:21 (1 h 55 min).
Crash on the M5 northbound at J7–J6 on Thursday 8 October 2026, from 14:21. Still reported at 16:16 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.
M5 northbound · J7–J6
Collision
since 14:21 (1 h 55 min) · delay ~14 min · queue 7.5 mi
TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs
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Timeline
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~11 min (reported again)
- TomTom: delay now ~19 min (was ~14)
- TomTom: delay now ~30 min (was ~20)
- TomTom: delay now ~55 min (was ~30)
- TomTom: delay now ~75 min (was ~55)
- Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~16 min
- TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~36), “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
What the sources said
- Queuing traffic
- Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M5 northbound between J7 and J6).
- Stationary traffic
Other recent incidents on the M5
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- M5 delays J11A–J12
- M5 reported crash J12–J11A northbound
- M5 closed J24–J23
- M5 closed J17–J18
- M5 closed J2–J1
- M5 closed J24–J23
- M5 closed J11A–J12 southbound
- M5 closed J26–J27 southbound
- M5 closed J25 southbound
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.