M5 reported crash J22–J23 southbound

Reported crash on the M5 southbound at J22–J23 on Wednesday 23 September 2026, from 22:01. Cleared at 22:34 after 32 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 22:34 on 23 Sept 2026, after 32 min

Location

M5 southbound · J22–J23

Reported as

Collision

Sources

Motorway signs

Timeline

1. Wed 22:01 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
2. Wed 22:34 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
3. Wed 22:34 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (1 sign; furthest along: M5 southbound between J22 and J23).

Other recent incidents on the M5

• M5 closed J24–J25 southbound03:50 · cleared after 1 h 4 min
• M5 crash J19–J20Mon 17:20 · cleared after 1 h 59 min
• M5 reported crash J25 southboundSun 19:51 · cleared after 2 h 8 min
• M5 crash J26–J27 southboundSun 18:37 · cleared after 2 h 26 min
• M5 crash J19–J20 southboundSat 15:29 · cleared after 52 min
• M5 closed J30–J31 southboundSat 08:13 · cleared after 1 h 53 min
• M5 crash J8 northboundFri 18:57 · cleared after 48 min
• M5 reported crash J25 southboundFri 13:30 · cleared after 44 min
• M5 reported crash J3–J4 southboundThu 08:23 · cleared after 44 min
• M5 stopped traffic J1 northbound4 Nov 2026 18:21 · cleared after 43 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M5 J22 and M5 J23.

The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.