M5 crash J8–J7 northbound

Crash on the M5 northbound at J8–J7 on Sunday 1 November 2026, from 13:26. Cleared at 15:44 after 2 h 18 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 15:44 on 1 Nov 2026, after 2 h 18 min

Location

M5 northbound · J8–J7

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~26 min

Sources

TomTom ×4 · Motorway signs ×2

Timeline

1. Sun 13:26 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~10 min
2. Sun 13:37 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
3. Sun 13:45 TomTom no longer reports it
4. Sun 13:57 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
5. Sun 14:03 TomTom: broken-down vehicle, “Stationary traffic, Broken down vehicle”, delay ~23 min
6. Sun 14:08 TomTom no longer reports it
7. Sun 14:12 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~9 min (reported again)
8. Sun 14:14 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
9. Sun 14:17 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~14 min
10. Sun 14:21 TomTom: delay now ~19 min (was ~14)
11. Sun 14:58 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~15 min
12. Sun 15:03 TomTom: delay now ~22 min (was ~15)
13. Sun 15:35 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
14. Sun 15:44 TomTom no longer reports it
15. Sun 15:44 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (2 signs; furthest along: M5 northbound between J8 and J7).

Other recent incidents on the M5

• M5 reported crash J7–J8 southbound01:00 · cleared after 53 min
• M5 reported crash J10–J9 northbound00:52 · cleared after 31 min
• M5 reported crash J16–J15 northboundyesterday 23:18 · cleared after 1 h 35 min
• M5 crash J7–J8 southboundyesterday 17:51 · cleared after 2 h 31 min
• M5 crash J6–J7 southboundyesterday 17:44 · cleared after 37 min
• M5 closed J24–J23Sun 23:32 · cleared after 37 min
• M5 crash J3–J2 southboundSun 17:33 · cleared after 1 h 23 min
• M5 stopped traffic J20–J19 northboundSun 16:07 · cleared after 2 h 9 min
• M5 reported crash J13–J14 southboundSun 15:59 · cleared after 46 min
• M5 stopped traffic J1 southboundSun 11:38 · cleared after 1 h 52 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M5 J8 and M5 J7.

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