M1 crash J6–J5

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

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.

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   M1 · J6–J5

   Collision

   yesterday 23:05–yesterday 23:56 (cleared after 51 min) · delay ~21 min

   TomTom

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Timeline

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

What the sources said

• Stationary traffic, Incident

Other recent incidents on the M1

• M1 closed J10–J11 northbound · yesterday 22:20, cleared after 1 h 38 min
• M1 stopped traffic J12–J11A · yesterday 22:11, cleared after 1 h 59 min
• M1 crash J22–J21A southbound · yesterday 15:12, cleared after 1 h 6 min
• M1 reported crash J43–J42 southbound · yesterday 11:05, cleared after 41 min
• M1 crash J47 northbound · yesterday 03:39, cleared after 35 min
• M1 reported crash J8 northbound · yesterday 02:20, cleared after 54 min
• M1 closed J12–J13 · Fri 22:23, cleared after 39 min
• M1 crash J22–J23 northbound · Fri 14:19, cleared after 13 h 29 min
• M1 crash J29–J28 southbound · Fri 08:33, cleared after 1 h 37 min
• M1 crash J8–J9 northbound · Thu 15:38, cleared after 5 h

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