M5 crash J4–J4A southbound

Cleared Cleared at 14:14 on 9 Oct 2026, after 2 h 18 min.

Crash on the M5 southbound at J4–J4A on Friday 9 October 2026, from 11:55. Cleared at 14:14 after 2 h 18 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

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   M5 southbound · J4–J4A

   Collision

   Fri 11:55–Fri 14:14 (cleared after 2 h 18 min) · delay ~5 min · queue 2.6 mi

   Motorway signs · TomTom

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Timeline

1. Fri 11:55 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
2. Fri 12:42 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~8 min
3. Fri 12:47 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
4. Fri 12:51 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
5. Fri 13:08 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
6. Fri 13:14 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. Fri 13:19 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
8. Fri 14:00 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. Fri 14:14 TomTom no longer reports it
10. Fri 14:14 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (4 signs; furthest along: M5 southbound between J4 and J4A).
• Queuing traffic

Other recent incidents on the M5

• M5 closed J24–J23 · yesterday 21:21, still reported
• M5 crash J7–J8 southbound · yesterday 08:13, cleared after 1 h 39 min
• M5 crash J24–J23 · Sat 21:30, cleared after 8 h 41 min
• M5 crash J8 northbound · Sat 08:59, cleared after 44 min
• M5 closed J12 southbound · Fri 16:05, cleared after 40 min
• M5 closed J13 southbound · Fri 16:05, cleared after 40 min
• M5 crash J18 · Fri 15:24, cleared after 1 h 19 min
• M5 closed J11A southbound · Fri 15:09, cleared after 2 h
• M5 reported crash J8–J7 northbound · Fri 14:21, cleared after 47 min
• M5 closed J12 southbound · Fri 12:27, cleared after 1 h 46 min

About this page

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.