M5 stopped traffic J2–J3 southbound

Cleared Cleared at 16:59 on 13 Oct 2026, after 321 h 16 min.

Stopped traffic on the M5 southbound at J2–J3 on Wednesday 30 September 2026, from 07:43. Cleared at 16:59 after 321 h 16 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

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   M5 southbound · J2–J3

   Obstruction or hazard

   Wed 07:43–yesterday 16:59 (cleared after 321 h 16 min) · delay ~4 min · queue 4.0 mi

   TomTom ×3 · Motorway signs

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~20 min

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Timeline

1. Wed 07:43 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
2. Wed 07:52 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
3. Wed 07:57 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
4. Wed 08:01 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
5. Wed 08:15 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
6. Wed 08:29 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. Wed 08:34 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~20 min
8. Wed 08:38 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF DEBRIS”
9. Wed 08:47 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
10. Wed 08:52 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
11. Wed 09:06 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
12. Wed 09:10 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
13. Wed 09:15 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
14. Wed 09:16 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF DEBRIS”
15. Wed 09:24 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
16. Wed 09:56 TomTom no longer reports it
17. Wed 09:56 All clear: no source reports it any more
18. Thu 10:52 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF DEBRIS” (reported again)
19. Thu 11:23 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF DEBRIS”
20. Thu 11:23 All clear: no source reports it any more
21. yesterday 16:29 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF DEBRIS” (reported again)
22. yesterday 16:59 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF DEBRIS”
23. yesterday 16:59 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF DEBRIS” (8 signs; furthest along: M5 southbound between J2 and J3).

Other recent incidents on the M5

• M5 reported crash J10–J9 northbound · 10:03, cleared after 1 h 1 min
• M5 crash J11A–J11 northbound · 07:50, cleared after 50 min
• M5 closed J24–J23 · 02:47, cleared after 2 h 54 min
• M5 crash J25–J24 southbound · yesterday 16:07, cleared after 7 h 54 min
• M5 stopped traffic J6–J5 · yesterday 07:28, cleared after 1 h 27 min
• M5 closed J24–J23 · yesterday 01:26, cleared after 3 h 54 min
• M5 stopped traffic J24–J23 · Mon 21:37, cleared after 1 h 32 min
• M5 stopped traffic J10–J11 · Mon 16:15, cleared after 42 min
• M5 stopped traffic J4A–J5 southbound · Mon 16:03, cleared after 1 h 50 min
• M5 crash J3–J2 northbound · Mon 10:29, cleared after 2 h 23 min

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