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M5 southbound carriageway closure between J7 and J8, 5 Oct 2026

Live incident

This incident on the M5 is in force now. It started at 20:22 on Mon 5 Oct.

Last updated by National Highways at 20:50 on Monday 5 October 2026.

Closure details and map

Status
Live incident
Closure type
Carriageway closure
Category
Incident
Road
M5
Direction
Southbound
Junctions
J7 to J8
Location
M5 southbound between J7 and J8
Started
20:22 on Monday 5 October 2026
Source
National Highways
Last updated by the source
20:50 on Monday 5 October 2026

Map of the M5 southbound carriageway closure between J7 and J8

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Other M5 closures and crash records

24 other closures are in force on the M5 right now, and 81 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.

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