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M2 stopped traffic J6–J5

Cleared Cleared at 09:14 on 5 Oct 2026, after 1 h 36 min.

Stopped traffic on the M2 at J6–J5 on Monday 5 October 2026, from 07:38. Cleared at 09:14 after 1 h 36 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

  1. M2 · J6–J5

    Queueing traffic

    yesterday 07:38–yesterday 09:14 (cleared after 1 h 36 min) · delay ~63 min · queue 4.7 mi

    TomTom ×2

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Timeline

  1. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
  2. TomTom no longer reports it
  3. All clear: no source reports it any more
  4. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~23 min
  5. TomTom: delay now ~32 min (was ~23)
  6. TomTom: now says collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”
  7. TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
  8. TomTom no longer reports it
  9. All clear: no source reports it any more

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