M1 crash J6 southbound

Crash on the M1 southbound at J6 on Monday 26 October 2026, from 09:58. Cleared at 20:34 after 10 h 36 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 20:34 on 26 Oct 2026, after 10 h 36 min

Location

M1 southbound · J6

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Delay ~19 min

Sources

TomTom ×7 · Motorway signs ×3

Timeline

1. Mon 09:58 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. Mon 10:05 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
3. Mon 10:12 TomTom no longer reports it
4. Mon 10:12 All clear: no source reports it any more
5. Mon 10:16 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
6. Mon 10:21 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
7. Mon 10:21 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
8. Mon 10:35 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
9. Mon 10:39 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
10. Mon 10:44 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
11. Mon 10:44 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
12. Mon 11:02 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
13. Mon 11:25 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
14. Mon 11:34 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
15. Mon 11:44 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
16. Mon 12:02 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
17. Mon 12:20 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
18. Mon 12:52 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
19. Mon 12:57 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
20. Mon 13:01 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
21. Mon 13:06 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~8 min
22. Mon 13:06 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
23. Mon 13:24 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
24. Mon 13:33 TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~5)
25. Mon 13:43 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
26. Mon 14:15 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
27. Mon 14:24 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
28. Mon 14:42 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
29. Mon 15:14 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
30. Mon 15:23 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
31. Mon 15:51 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
32. Mon 16:23 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
33. Mon 16:32 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
34. Mon 16:37 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
35. Mon 16:48 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
36. Mon 17:00 TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~8)
37. Mon 17:33 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
38. Mon 18:41 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
39. Mon 19:04 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
40. Mon 19:13 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
41. Mon 19:27 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
42. Mon 19:36 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
43. Mon 19:40 TomTom no longer reports it
44. Mon 19:40 All clear: no source reports it any more
45. Mon 19:55 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
46. Mon 20:34 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
47. Mon 20:34 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (4 signs; furthest along: M1 northbound between J8 and J9).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (4 signs; furthest along: link road from A405 southbound to M1 J6 southbound).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS” (5 signs; furthest along: M1 northbound between J6A and J8).

Other recent incidents on the M1

• M1 crash J42–J43 northboundyesterday 22:32 · cleared after 1 h 21 min
• M1 crash J43–J42 southboundyesterday 20:39 · cleared after 1 h 44 min
• M1 crash J9–J10 northboundyesterday 19:33 · cleared after 49 min
• M1 crash J17–J16 southboundyesterday 15:34 · cleared after 47 min
• M1 crash J34 northboundyesterday 15:09 · cleared after 42 min
• M1 crash J22–J23 northboundyesterday 14:46 · cleared after 47 min
• M1 crash J20–J21 northboundyesterday 12:30 · cleared after 2 h 51 min
• M1 crash J37–J36 southboundyesterday 08:35 · cleared after 44 min
• M1 stopped traffic J32–J33 northboundyesterday 07:33 · cleared after 1 h 16 min
• M1 crash J8–J9 northboundyesterday 06:00 · cleared after 3 h 31 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M1 J6.

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