M1 crash J6–J6A

Crash on the M1 at J6–J6A on Friday 30 October 2026, from 16:44. Cleared at 19:40 after 2 h 56 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status

Cleared 19:40 on 30 Oct 2026, after 2 h 56 min

Location

M1 J6–J6A

Reported as

Queueing traffic

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~26 min

Sources

TomTom ×3

Timeline

1. Fri 16:44 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~18 min
2. Fri 16:54 TomTom: delay now ~26 min (was ~18)
3. Fri 16:59 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
4. Fri 17:19 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
5. Fri 17:39 TomTom no longer reports it
6. Fri 17:39 All clear: no source reports it any more
7. Fri 18:04 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~10 min
8. Fri 18:09 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. Fri 18:14 TomTom no longer reports it
10. Fri 18:14 All clear: no source reports it any more
11. Fri 18:40 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~11 min
12. Fri 18:45 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
13. Fri 18:50 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
14. Fri 19:40 TomTom no longer reports it
15. Fri 19:40 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Queuing traffic
• Slow traffic

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Live traffic and past incidents at M1 J6 and M1 J6A.

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