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UK Motorway Crashes Snarl Travel: M5 Reopens, M4 Delays Persist, A2 Closed

National Highways urges extra time due to diversions set up during ongoing investigations.

Overview

  • The M5 northbound between junctions 14 (Falfield) and 13 (Stroud) reopened around 9:50am after a single-vehicle crash that prompted a police investigation and several hours of closure.
  • A collision on the M4 eastbound near the Almondsbury Interchange temporarily stopped traffic between junctions 20 and 19, with two lanes later closed and long queues affecting trips toward Bristol Airport.
  • Kent Police closed the A2 coastbound between the A2260 (Ebbsfleet) and A227 (Gravesend) after a multi-vehicle crash, with signed diversions in place and the closure expected to last several hours.
  • All lanes on the M11 southbound between junctions 9 and 8 reopened after a multi-vehicle collision, with debris cleared to the hard shoulder and delays easing.
  • The M65 westbound near Burnley reopened early Saturday after an overnight shutdown between junctions 10 and 9, following diversions signposted by National Highways.