Incident - M5 Both directions

Incident timeline

1. 23:46, 16 JulFirst report

   Incident

2. 00:05, 17 JulUpdate

   Incident

3. 00:35, 17 JulUpdate

   ⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 48 minutes. Monitoring continues.

4. 00:40, 17 JulUpdate

   Incident

5. 01:15, 17 JulUpdate

   ⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 28m. Monitoring continues.

6. 01:20, 17 JulUpdate

   Incident

7. 01:50, 17 JulUpdate

   ⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 3m. Monitoring continues.

8. 01:55, 17 JulUpdate

   Incident

9. 02:25, 17 JulUpdate

   ⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 38m. Monitoring continues.

10. 02:30, 17 JulUpdate

    Incident

11. 03:00, 17 JulUpdate

    ⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 13m. Monitoring continues.

12. 03:05, 17 JulUpdate

    Incident

13. 03:35, 17 JulUpdate

    ⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 48m. Monitoring continues.

14. 03:40, 17 JulUpdate

    Incident

15. 04:10, 17 JulUpdate

    ⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 23m. Monitoring continues.

16. 04:15, 17 JulUpdate

    Incident

17. 04:45, 17 JulUpdate

    ⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 58m. Monitoring continues.

18. 04:50, 17 JulUpdate

    Incident

19. 04:50, 17 JulUpdate

    ✅ Incident cleared — M5 reopened at 04:50 on 17 Jul 2026. Total disruption: 5h 3m. All lanes open, traffic returning to normal.

Wording from National Highways, recorded as it changed.

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