Region | County: South West | South Gloucestershire
Road Affected: M5
Description of incident: Location : The M5 northbound between junctions J17 and J14 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 19:15 and 19:30 on 29 May 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 50 minutes against expected traffic.
Earlier Reason : Caused by an earlier accident.
Type of incident: Congestion.
Delay length: Moderate Disruption – between 15 minutes and 3 hours delay.
Incident updated: Fri, 29 May 2026 18:21:41 GMT
M5 Traffic Delays Location
The latitude and longitude location given for this incident is as follows: Lat 51.53003, Long -2.603005
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