M621 crash J5 westbound

Cleared Cleared at 07:43 on 14 Oct 2026, after 55 min.

Crash on the M621 westbound at J5 on Wednesday 14 October 2026, from 06:49. Cleared at 07:43 after 55 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

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   M621 westbound · J5

   Collision

   06:49–07:43 (cleared after 55 min) · delay ~4 min · queue 2.6 mi

   Motorway signs ×2 · TomTom

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Timeline

1. 06:49 Motorway signs: “M621 J5 COLLISION”
2. 06:54 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
3. 07:33 Motorway signs no longer show “M621 J5 COLLISION”
4. 07:33 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
5. 07:33 All clear: no source reports it any more
6. 07:39 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
7. 07:43 TomTom no longer reports it

What the sources said

• Signs on the M1 northbound read “M621 J5 COLLISION” (2 signs; e.g. M1 northbound between J42 and J43). Marker placed near M621 J5 using the signs there, so it is approximate.
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M621 westbound between M1 and J7).
• Slow traffic

Other recent incidents on the M621

• M621 crash J1 · Thu 18:22, cleared after 1 h 5 min
• M621 reported crash J7 eastbound · 26 Sept 2026 11:05, cleared after 41 min
• M621 crash J4 westbound · 24 Sept 2026 07:12, cleared after 2 h 15 min

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