M5 reported crash J12–J11A northbound

Cleared Cleared at 10:54 on 8 Oct 2026, after 54 min.

Reported crash on the M5 northbound at J12–J11A on Thursday 8 October 2026, from 10:01. Cleared at 10:54 after 54 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs.

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   M5 northbound · J12–J11A

   Collision

   10:01–10:54 (cleared after 54 min)

   Motorway signs

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Timeline

1. 10:01 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
2. 10:54 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
3. 10:54 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (2 signs; furthest along: M5 northbound between J12 and J11A).

Other recent incidents on the M5

• M5 closed J24–J23 · 02:26, cleared after 2 h 45 min
• M5 closed J17–J18 · 02:08, cleared after 14 min
• M5 closed J2–J1 · yesterday 23:26, cleared after 5 h 8 min
• M5 closed J24–J23 · yesterday 23:23, cleared after 1 h 13 min
• M5 closed J11A–J12 southbound · yesterday 21:10, cleared after 1 h 27 min
• M5 closed J26–J27 southbound · yesterday 19:22, cleared after 10 h 8 min
• M5 closed J25 southbound · yesterday 19:22, cleared after 10 h 31 min
• M5 closed J30–J31 southbound · yesterday 19:22, cleared after 10 h 8 min
• M5 crash J4–J3 northbound · Tue 21:51, cleared after 14 h 29 min
• M5 closed J16 northbound · Tue 20:53, cleared after 7 h 12 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.