M5 reported crash J8 southbound

Reported crash on the M5 southbound at J8 on Wednesday 21 October 2026, from 10:38. Cleared at 11:22 after 44 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 11:22 on 21 Oct 2026, after 44 min

Location

M5 southbound · J8

Reported as

Collision

Sources

Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 10:38 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
2. 11:22 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
3. 11:22 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

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

Other recent incidents on the M5

• M5 stopped traffic J20–J1905:15 · cleared after 1 h 4 min
• M5 closed J14–J15 southboundyesterday 21:17 · cleared after 2 h 49 min
• M5 closed J17–J16 northboundyesterday 21:17 · cleared after 7 h 50 min
• M5 closed J19–J18 northboundyesterday 21:17 · cleared after 10 h 50 min
• M5 stopped traffic J4A northboundyesterday 17:11 · cleared after 14 h 5 min
• M5 reported crash J7–J8 southboundMon 07:26 · cleared after 43 min
• M5 reported crash J10–J11 southboundSun 18:42 · cleared after 1 h 24 min
• M5 crash J6–J5 northboundSun 17:31 · cleared after 2 h 5 min
• M5 reported crash J26–J27 southboundSun 08:54 · cleared after 40 min
• M5 crash J1–J2 southboundSat 11:03 · cleared after 3 h 29 min

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