M5 crash J8 northbound

Crash on the M5 northbound at J8 on Friday 30 October 2026, from 20:10. Cleared at 21:04 after 54 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 21:04 on 30 Oct 2026, after 54 min

Location

M5 northbound · J8

Reported as

Collision

Sources

Motorway signs

Timeline

1. Fri 20:10 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. Fri 21:04 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
3. Fri 21:04 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• 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 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 crash J8–J7 northboundSun 13:26 · cleared after 2 h 18 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M5 J8.

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