M5 stopped traffic J20–J19 northbound

Cleared Cleared at 16:14 on 9 Oct 2026, after 1 h 6 min.

Stopped traffic on the M5 northbound at J20–J19 on Friday 9 October 2026, from 15:07. Cleared at 16:14 after 1 h 6 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and National Highways.

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   M5 northbound · J20–J19

   Lane closure

   1 of 5 lanes closed · Fri 15:07–Fri 16:14 (cleared after 1 h 6 min) · delay ~16 min · queue 4.9 mi

   TomTom · National Highways ×2

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~21 min

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Timeline

1. Fri 15:07 National Highways: 1 of 5 lanes closed
2. Fri 15:15 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~21 min
3. Fri 15:33 TomTom no longer reports it
4. Fri 15:33 All clear: no source reports it any more
5. Fri 15:36 National Highways: 1 of 5 lanes closed
6. Fri 16:14 National Highways: lane closure lifted
7. Fri 16:14 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Stationary traffic
• M5 northbound between J20 and J19

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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