M5 crash J8

Cleared Cleared at 16:11 on 2 Oct 2026, after 1 h 23 min.

Crash on the M5 at J8 on Friday 2 October 2026, from 14:48. Cleared at 16:11 after 1 h 23 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

M5 · J8

Collision

14:48–16:11 (cleared after 1 h 23 min) · delay ~5 min · queue 3.1 mi

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Timeline

14:48 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
15:16 TomTom no longer reports it
15:16 All clear: no source reports it any more
15:21 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
15:25 TomTom no longer reports it
15:30 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~8 min
15:39 TomTom: now says collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”
15:53 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Accident”
15:58 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Accident”
16:02 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Accident”
16:11 TomTom no longer reports it
16:11 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

Slow traffic
Queuing traffic, Accident

Other recent incidents on the M5

M5 crash J30–J31 · 16:44, still reported
M5 stopped traffic J19–J20 · 16:03, cleared after 14 min
M5 crash J7–J8 southbound · yesterday 10:45, cleared after 1 h 38 min
M5 closed J20–J19 northbound · yesterday 05:29, cleared after 1 h
M5 closed J16 northbound · Wed 21:31, cleared after 8 h 58 min
M5 closed J17–J16 northbound · Wed 20:21, cleared after 10 h 8 min
M5 closed J16 northbound · Wed 19:55, cleared after 34 min
M5 closed J7–J8 southbound · Wed 19:55, cleared after 10 h 35 min
M5 closed J11–J11A southbound · Wed 19:54, cleared after 10 h 35 min
M5 closed J5–J6 southbound · Wed 19:54, cleared after 10 h 35 min

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.