A1(M) crash J41–J40 southbound

Crash on the A1(M) southbound at J41–J40 on Monday 26 October 2026, from 14:02. Cleared at 15:33 after 1 h 31 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 15:33 on 26 Oct 2026, after 1 h 31 min

Location

A1(M) southbound · J41–J40

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~68 min

Sources

Motorway signs · TomTom

Timeline

1. Mon 13:56 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. Mon 14:45 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~68 min
3. Mon 14:55 TomTom no longer reports it
4. Mon 14:59 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~47 min (reported again)
5. Mon 15:13 TomTom: delay now ~9 min (was ~33)
6. Mon 15:22 TomTom no longer reports it
7. Mon 15:33 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
8. Mon 15:33 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: A1(M) southbound between J41 and J40).
• Stationary traffic

Other recent incidents on the A1(M)

• A1(M) delaysSun 13:25 · cleared after 37 min
• A1(M) crash J34–J35 northboundFri 20:18 · cleared after 1 h 16 min
• A1(M) crash J46–J45 southboundFri 18:50 · cleared after 43 min
• A1(M) stopped trafficFri 13:58 · cleared after 2 h 6 min
• A1(M) crash J45 southboundFri 13:11 · cleared after 8 h 53 min
• A1(M) reported crash J52–J51 southboundThu 21:16 · cleared after 25 min
• A1(M) crash J44–J43 southboundThu 15:37 · cleared after 3 h 50 min
• A1(M) reported crash J48 northboundThu 15:17 · cleared after 1 h 39 min
• A1(M) crash J52–J51 northboundThu 12:55 · cleared after 3 h 31 min
• A1(M) closed J6–J4Thu 04:03 · cleared after 30 min

Live traffic and past incidents at A1(M) J41 and A1(M) J40.

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