M1 crash J5–J4 northbound

Crash on the M1 northbound at J5–J4 on Thursday 5 November 2026, from 16:07. Still reported at 19:12 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Live since 16:07 (3 h 4 min)

Location

M1 northbound · J5–J4

Reported as

Collision

Delay

~118 min

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~141 min

Sources

TomTom ×8 · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 16:07 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
2. 16:17 TomTom no longer reports it
3. 16:17 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. 16:26 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
5. 16:30 TomTom no longer reports it
6. 16:40 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
7. 16:44 TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~5)
8. 16:58 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~18 min
9. 17:03 TomTom: delay now ~6 min (was ~18), “Slow traffic”
10. 17:03 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~12 min
11. 17:07 TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~12), “Slow traffic”
12. 17:16 TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~21), “Queuing traffic”
13. 17:21 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~20 min
14. 17:22 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~16 min
15. 17:30 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~19 min (reported again)
16. 17:35 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
17. 17:39 TomTom: delay now ~7 min (was ~19), “Slow traffic”
18. 17:39 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~12 min
19. 17:42 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
20. 17:44 TomTom: delay now ~7 min (was ~12)
21. 17:49 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min (reported again)
22. 17:53 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~19 min
23. 17:58 TomTom: delay now ~31 min (was ~19)
24. 18:02 TomTom: delay now ~44 min (was ~31)
25. 18:07 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
26. 18:16 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
27. 18:16 TomTom: delay now ~89 min (was ~44)
28. 18:25 TomTom: delay now ~141 min (was ~91)

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Queuing traffic
• Stationary traffic, Accident
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M1 northbound between J4 and J5).

Other recent incidents on the M1

• M1 crash J32–J31 southbound18:13 · cleared after 56 min
• M1 crash M1 northbound18:10 · cleared after 20 min
• M1 reported crash J2–J4 northbound18:00 · cleared after 40 min
• M1 crash J27–J28 northbound16:01 · cleared after 2 h 39 min
• M1 crash J40–J39 southbound15:48 · cleared after 2 h 12 min
• M1 crash J15–J15A northbound10:18 · cleared after 1 h 20 min
• M1 stopped traffic J12 northbound09:37 · cleared after 4 h 31 min
• M1 crash J30 northbound06:26 · cleared after 1 h 41 min
• M1 crash J8–J9 northboundyesterday 17:05 · cleared after 3 h 26 min
• M1 reported crash J5 southboundyesterday 16:35 · cleared after 58 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M1 J5 and M1 J4.

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