M1 crash J6–J5 southbound

Crash on the M1 southbound at J6–J5 on Thursday 29 October 2026, from 13:56. Cleared at 16:56 after 3 h. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 16:56 on 29 Oct 2026, after 3 h

Location

M1 southbound · J6–J5

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~31 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×3 · TomTom ×2

Timeline

1. Thu 13:56 Motorway signs: “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD”
2. Thu 14:38 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
3. Thu 14:56 Motorway signs no longer show “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD”
4. Thu 15:54 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
5. Thu 15:54 All clear: no source reports it any more
6. Thu 16:14 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~31 min
7. Thu 16:14 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min
8. Thu 16:19 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
9. Thu 16:20 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
10. Thu 16:24 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
11. Thu 16:29 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
12. Thu 16:34 TomTom no longer reports it
13. Thu 16:56 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
14. Thu 16:56 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD” (1 sign; furthest along: M1 southbound between J6 and J5).
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M1 southbound between J6 and J5).
• Slow traffic
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (7 signs; furthest along: link road from A405 southbound to M1 J6 southbound).

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

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