M5 stopped traffic J6–J5

Cleared Cleared at 08:55 on 13 Oct 2026, after 1 h 27 min.

Stopped traffic on the M5 at J6–J5 on Tuesday 13 October 2026, from 07:28. Cleared at 08:55 after 1 h 27 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

M5 · J6–J5

Queueing traffic

07:28–08:55 (cleared after 1 h 27 min) · delay ~35 min · queue 5.7 mi

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Timeline

07:28 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~8 min
07:41 TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~11)
07:46 TomTom: delay now ~24 min (was ~17)
07:51 TomTom: delay now ~35 min (was ~24)
07:55 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~32 min
08:18 TomTom: delay now ~33 min (was ~20)
08:23 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~9 min
08:27 TomTom no longer reports it
08:27 All clear: no source reports it any more
08:36 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
08:55 TomTom no longer reports it
08:55 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

Stationary traffic
Slow traffic
Queuing traffic

Other recent incidents on the M5

M5 closed J24–J23 · 01:26, cleared after 3 h 54 min
M5 crash J3–J2 northbound · yesterday 10:29, cleared after 2 h 23 min
M5 closed J24–J23 · Sun 21:21, cleared after 8 h 24 min
M5 crash J7–J8 southbound · Sun 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

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