M56 stopped traffic J5

Cleared Cleared at 08:21 on 24 Sept 2026, after 25 h 7 min.

Stopped traffic on the M56 at J5 on Wednesday 23 September 2026, from 07:15. Cleared at 08:21 after 25 h 7 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   M56 · J5

   Queueing traffic

   Wed 07:15–Thu 08:21 (cleared after 25 h 7 min) · delay ~8 min · queue 3.3 mi

   TomTom ×4

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~21 min

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Timeline

1. Wed 07:15 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
2. Wed 07:42 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~2 min
3. Wed 08:04 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
4. Wed 08:14 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min
5. Wed 08:18 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~2 min (reported again)
6. Wed 08:27 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~1 min
7. Wed 08:32 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~7), “Stationary traffic”
8. Wed 09:28 TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~12)
9. Wed 09:42 TomTom: delay now ~5 min (was ~21), “Slow traffic”
10. Wed 09:56 TomTom no longer reports it
11. Wed 09:56 All clear: no source reports it any more
12. Wed 17:19 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~1 min (reported again)
13. Wed 17:33 TomTom no longer reports it
14. Wed 17:33 All clear: no source reports it any more
15. Wed 17:47 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~1 min (reported again)
16. Wed 18:01 TomTom no longer reports it
17. Wed 18:01 All clear: no source reports it any more
18. Thu 07:47 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min (reported again)
19. Thu 07:51 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
20. Thu 08:00 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
21. Thu 08:08 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
22. Thu 08:21 TomTom: still reported after more than 24 hours, so treated as out of date
23. Thu 08:21 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Slow traffic
• Stationary traffic
• Queuing traffic

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• M56 crash J3–J2 eastbound · Sat 16:31, cleared after 1 h 14 min
• M56 crash J6–J7 westbound · Sat 10:51, cleared after 53 min
• M56 reported crash J4–J5 westbound · 8 Oct 2026 06:07, cleared after 47 min
• M56 stopped traffic J3–J4 westbound · 5 Oct 2026 15:51, cleared after 17 h 44 min
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• M56 crash J15–J14 eastbound · 29 Sept 2026 16:17, cleared after 1 h 56 min
• M56 stopped traffic J14–J15 · 28 Sept 2026 15:43, cleared after 2 h 32 min
• M56 stopped traffic J14–J15 · 27 Sept 2026 14:29, cleared after 2 h 50 min
• M56 crash J6–J5 eastbound · 26 Sept 2026 11:32, cleared after 57 min
• M56 reported crash J5 westbound · 26 Sept 2026 11:32, cleared after 44 min

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This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.