M5 crash J8 northbound

Cleared Cleared at 09:43 on 10 Oct 2026, after 44 min.

Crash on the M5 northbound at J8 on Saturday 10 October 2026, from 08:59. Cleared at 09:43 after 44 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs.

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   M5 northbound · J8

   Collision

   08:59–09:43 (cleared after 44 min)

   Motorway signs

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Timeline

1. 08:59 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. 09:43 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
3. 09:43 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: link road from M5 northbound to M6 J8 northbound).

Other recent incidents on the M5

• M5 closed J12 southbound · yesterday 16:05, cleared after 40 min
• M5 closed J13 southbound · yesterday 16:05, cleared after 40 min
• M5 crash J18 · yesterday 15:24, cleared after 1 h 19 min
• M5 closed J11A southbound · yesterday 15:09, cleared after 2 h
• M5 reported crash J8–J7 northbound · yesterday 14:21, cleared after 47 min
• M5 closed J12 southbound · yesterday 12:27, cleared after 1 h 46 min
• M5 closed J10–J11 southbound · yesterday 12:27, cleared after 1 h 46 min
• M5 closed J11A southbound · yesterday 12:27, cleared after 1 h 46 min
• M5 closed J13–J14 southbound · yesterday 12:27, cleared after 1 h 46 min
• M5 crash J3–J4 southbound · yesterday 12:02, cleared after 2 h 36 min

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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.