Live incidentCarriageway closureNational Highways
M5 southbound carriageway closure between J26 and J27, live incident, started Wed 7 Oct, 22:23
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J26 to J27
- Started
- Wed 7 Oct, 22:23
- Category
- Incident
M5 southbound carriageway closure between J11A and J12, 7 Oct 2026
Cleared
This incident on the M5 has cleared. It started at 21:10 on Wed 7 Oct and cleared at 22:30 on Wed 7 Oct.
Last updated by National Highways at 21:37 on Wednesday 7 October 2026.
Closure details and map
- Status
- Cleared
- Closure type
- Carriageway closure
- Category
- Incident
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J11A to J12
- Location
- M5 southbound between J11A and J12
- Started
- 21:10 on Wednesday 7 October 2026
- Cleared
- 22:30 on Wednesday 7 October 2026
- Source
- National Highways
- Last updated by the source
- 21:37 on Wednesday 7 October 2026
Map of the M5 southbound carriageway closure between J11A and J12
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- Cleared
Other M5 closures and crash records
25 other closures are in force on the M5 right now, and 92 more are planned in the next 7 days.
The M5 accident statistics from 1979 to 2025 record 15,389 collisions on the road, 490 of them fatal.
- Live incidentCarriageway closureNational Highways
M5 southbound carriageway closure between J24 and J25, live incident, started Wed 7 Oct, 19:22
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J24 to J25
- Started
- Wed 7 Oct, 19:22
- Category
- Incident
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M5 southbound carriageway closure between J30 and J31, live incident, started Wed 7 Oct, 19:22
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J30 to J31
- Started
- Wed 7 Oct, 19:22
- Category
- Incident
- Active roadworksLane closureNational Highways
M5 northbound lane closure between J10 and J9, active roadworks, started Wed 7 Oct, 21:24
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J10 to J9
- Started
- Wed 7 Oct, 21:24
- Expected to clear
- Thu 8 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
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M5 southbound hard shoulder closure between J28 and J29, active roadworks, started Wed 7 Oct, 21:20
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J28 to J29
- Started
- Wed 7 Oct, 21:20
- Expected to clear
- Thu 8 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Active roadworksCarriageway closureNational Highways
M5 northbound carriageway closure at J24, active roadworks, started Wed 7 Oct, 21:00
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J24
- Started
- Wed 7 Oct, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Thu 8 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Construction Work