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M5 Moderate Cleared

M5 southbound between J23 and J24 | Southbound | Congestion

21 Jun 2026, 22:54 Southbound 35 views

Incident Details

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

M5
Moderate
Cleared
22:54, 21 Jun 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 31 minutes. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 6m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 41m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 21m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 1m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 41m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 16m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 51m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 26m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 1m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 36m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 16m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 51m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 26m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 1m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 36m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 11m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 51m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 26m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 6m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 41m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 16m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 51m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 26m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 1m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 36m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 11m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 21m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 56m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 21h 31m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 22h 6m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 22h 41m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 23h 16m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 23h 51m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 24h 26m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 25h 1m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 25h 41m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 26h 21m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 26h 56m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 27h 31m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 28h 6m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 28h 41m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 29h 16m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 29h 51m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 30h 26m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 31h 1m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 31h 36m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 32h 11m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J23 and J24 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 21 June 2026.

Wording as published by National Highways, recorded as it changed.

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