M65 stopped traffic J5–J6

Cleared Cleared at 08:21 on 1 Oct 2026, after 2 h 41 min.

Stopped traffic on the M65 at J5–J6 on Thursday 1 October 2026, from 05:40. Cleared at 08:21 after 2 h 41 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   M65 · J5–J6

   Queueing traffic

   05:40–08:21 (cleared after 2 h 41 min) · delay ~75 min · queue 4.0 mi

   TomTom

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Timeline

1. 05:40 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
2. 05:44 TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~5), “Stationary traffic”
3. 05:49 TomTom: now says collision, delay now ~29 min (was ~15), “Stationary traffic, Incident”
4. 05:53 TomTom no longer reports it
5. 05:53 All clear: no source reports it any more
6. 07:21 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~13 min (reported again)
7. 07:49 TomTom: delay now ~34 min (was ~24)
8. 08:03 TomTom: delay now ~48 min (was ~34)
9. 08:12 TomTom: delay now ~79 min (was ~50)
10. 08:21 TomTom no longer reports it
11. 08:21 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Stationary traffic

Other recent incidents on the M65

• M65 crash J3–J2 · yesterday 07:15, cleared after 2 h 41 min
• M65 reported crash J1A–J1 eastbound · Tue 14:29, cleared after 43 min

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