A1(M) crash J16 northbound

Crash on the A1(M) northbound at J16 on Tuesday 10 November 2026, from 08:41. Still reported at 09:51 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Live since 08:41 (1 h 10 min)

Location

A1(M) northbound · J16

Reported as

Collision

Delay

~20 min

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~32 min

Sources

TomTom · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 08:41 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~12 min
2. 08:46 TomTom no longer reports it
3. 08:46 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. 08:55 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
5. 08:55 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~25 min (reported again)
6. 09:04 TomTom no longer reports it
7. 09:04 All clear: no source reports it any more
8. 09:45 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~15 min (reported again)
9. 09:50 TomTom: delay now ~20 min (was ~15)

Source reports

• Stationary traffic, Accident
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (4 signs; furthest along: A1(M) northbound between J16 and J17).

Other recent incidents on the A1(M)

• A1(M) crash J16–J17 northboundyesterday 09:31 · cleared after 2 h 1 min
• A1(M) stopped traffic J3yesterday 07:06 · cleared after 1 h 41 min
• A1(M) crash J53–J52Sat 13:37 · cleared after 12 h 2 min
• A1(M) crash J52–J53 northboundSat 03:18 · cleared after 1 h 30 min
• A1(M) crash J52–J53 northboundSat 02:31 · cleared after 1 h 54 min
• A1(M) crash J48–J49 northboundSat 02:30 · cleared after 1 h 55 min
• A1(M) stopped traffic J63–J64Fri 13:59 · cleared after 23 min
• A1(M) stopped trafficThu 17:41 · cleared after 55 min
• A1(M) closed J16–J17 northboundWed 20:43 · cleared after 6 h 36 min
• A1(M) crash J44 northboundWed 20:03 · cleared after 1 h 31 min

Live traffic and past incidents at A1(M) J16.

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