M1 closed J5

Cleared Cleared at 04:15 on 23 Sept 2026, after 5 h 9 min.

Road closure on the M1 at J5 on Tuesday 22 September 2026, from 23:07. Cleared at 04:15 after 5 h 9 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   M1 · J5

   Road closed

   Tue 23:07–Wed 04:15 (cleared after 5 h 9 min) · delay ~4 min · queue 2.1 mi

   TomTom ×4

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Timeline

1. Tue 23:07 TomTom: road closed
2. Tue 23:09 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min
3. Tue 23:31 TomTom: road closed
4. Wed 04:15 TomTom no longer reports it
5. Wed 04:15 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Closed
• Queuing traffic

Other recent incidents on the M1

• M1 crash J22–J21A southbound · 15:12, cleared after 1 h 6 min
• M1 reported crash J43–J42 southbound · 11:05, cleared after 41 min
• M1 crash J47 northbound · 03:39, cleared after 35 min
• M1 reported crash J8 northbound · 02:20, cleared after 54 min
• M1 closed J12–J13 · yesterday 22:23, cleared after 39 min
• M1 crash J22–J23 northbound · yesterday 14:19, cleared after 13 h 29 min
• M1 crash J29–J28 southbound · yesterday 08:33, cleared after 1 h 37 min
• M1 crash J8–J9 northbound · Thu 15:38, cleared after 5 h
• M1 crash J39 northbound · Wed 18:41, cleared after 1 h 46 min
• M1 reported crash J21A–J21 southbound · Wed 16:09, cleared after 47 min

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