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A5 Severe Cleared

A5 | Warwickshire | Carriageway Closure | Expect Delays

7 Aug 2026, 14:51 Warwickshire 51 views

Incident Details

The A5 in Leicestershire is closed in both directions between the A428 (Crick) and A426 (Shawell) due to a serious collision involving a car and a van.

A5
Severe
Cleared
14:51, 7 Aug 2026
19:00, 7 Aug 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

The A5 in Northamptonshire is closed in both directions between the A428 (Crick) and A426 (Churchover) due to a collision.

· Update

The A5 in Northamptonshire is closed in both directions between the A428 (Crick) and A426 (Churchover) due to a collision.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 54 minutes. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A5 in Northamptonshire is closed in both directions between the A428 (Crick) and A426 (Churchover) due to a collision.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 29m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A5 in Northamptonshire is closed in both directions between the A428 (Crick) and A426 (Churchover) due to a collision.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 4m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A5 in Northamptonshire is closed in both directions between the A428 (Crick) and A426 (Churchover) due to a collision.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 39m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A5 in Northamptonshire is closed in both directions between the A428 (Crick) and A426 (Churchover) due to a collision.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 14m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A5 in Northamptonshire is closed in both directions between the A428 (Crick) and A426 (Churchover) due to a collision.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 49m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A5 in Northamptonshire is closed in both directions between the A428 (Crick) and A426 (Churchover) due to a collision.

· Update

✅ Incident cleared — A5 reopened at 19:00 on 7 Aug 2026. Total disruption: 4h 9m. All lanes open, traffic returning to normal.

· Update

The A5 in Northamptonshire is closed in both directions between the A428 (Crick) and A426 (Churchover) due to a collision.

· Update

The A5 in Leicestershire is closed in both directions between the A428 (Crick) and A426 (Shawell) due to a collision.

· Update

The A5 in Leicestershire is closed in both directions between the A428 (Crick) and A426 (Shawell) due to a collision

· Update

✅ Incident cleared — A5 reopened at 19:00 on 7 Aug 2026. Total disruption: 4h 9m. All lanes open, traffic returning to normal.

· Final update

The A5 in Leicestershire is closed in both directions between the A428 (Crick) and A426 (Shawell) due to a serious collision involving a car and a van.

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

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