Gloucestershire Live: M5 northbound closed between junction 11 and nine after crash

Gloucestershire Live reports the northbound M5 in Gloucestershire is closed between junction 11 for Cheltenham and junction nine for Tewkesbury after a serious two-vehicle crash. The closure started about 12.30 BST and emergency services remained at the scene.

Junction 11 and junction nine

The shut section runs from the Golden Valley Interchange near Cheltenham to junction nine for Tewkesbury. Gloucestershire Constabulary asked drivers to find alternative routes, leaving the main northbound route blocked across a stretch that connects two busy exits on the motorway.

National Highways timeline

National Highways said the incident was not expected to clear until about 19:30. That gives drivers a long closure window to work around, with the northbound carriageway still out of use while emergency services stay on site.

Gloucestershire traffic response

The immediate step for drivers is to avoid the closed section and use another route. The closure already began around 12.30 BST, so anyone heading north through Gloucestershire needed to plan for delays rather than a short interruption.

The practical problem is the length of the blocked stretch between junction 11 and junction nine. With no reopening before about 19:30, the disruption was set to run through much of the day’s busiest travel period.