M1 crash J6–J5

Crash on the M1 at J6–J5 on Saturday 26 September 2026, from 23:05. Cleared at 23:56 after 51 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status

Cleared 23:56 on 26 Sept 2026, after 51 min

Location

M1 J6–J5

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~24 min

Sources

TomTom

Timeline

1. Sat 23:05 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~17 min
2. Sat 23:10 TomTom: delay now ~24 min (was ~17)
3. Sat 23:42 TomTom no longer reports it
4. Sat 23:42 All clear: no source reports it any more
5. Sat 23:52 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~21 min (reported again)
6. Sat 23:56 TomTom no longer reports it

Source reports

• Stationary traffic, Incident

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Live traffic and past incidents at M1 J6 and M1 J5.

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