Live incidentLane closureNational Highways
M5 southbound lane closure between J18 and J19, live incident, started Wed 7 Oct, 20:13
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J18 to J19
- Started
- Wed 7 Oct, 20:13
- Category
- Incident
M5 southbound carriageway closure between J26 and J27, 7 Oct 2026
Live incident
This incident on the M5 is in force now. It started at 19:22 on Wed 7 Oct.
Last updated by National Highways at 19:42 on Wednesday 7 October 2026.
Closure details and map
- Status
- Live incident
- Closure type
- Carriageway closure
- Category
- Incident
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J26 to J27
- Location
- M5 southbound between J26 and J27
- Started
- 19:22 on Wednesday 7 October 2026
- Source
- National Highways
- Last updated by the source
- 19:42 on Wednesday 7 October 2026
Map of the M5 southbound carriageway closure between J26 and J27
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- Live incident
Other M5 closures and crash records
16 other closures are in force on the M5 right now, and 87 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
- Live incidentCarriageway closureNational Highways
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 roadworksMobile lane closureNational Highways
M5 mobile lane closure in both directions between J9 and J15, active roadworks, started Wed 7 Oct, 20:00
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Both directions
- Junctions
- J9 to J15
- Started
- Wed 7 Oct, 20:00
- Expected to clear
- Thu 8 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Active roadworksMobile lane closureNational Highways
M5 mobile lane closure in both directions between J9 and J20, active roadworks, started Wed 7 Oct, 20:00
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Both directions
- Junctions
- J9 to J20
- Started
- Wed 7 Oct, 20:00
- Expected to clear
- Thu 8 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Active roadworksLane closureNational Highways
M5 northbound lane closure between J10 and J9, active roadworks, started Wed 7 Oct, 20:00
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J10 to J9
- Started
- Wed 7 Oct, 20:00
- Expected to clear
- Thu 8 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance