A1(M) crash J41–J40 southbound

Crash on the A1(M) southbound at J41–J40 on Monday 19 October 2026, from 07:01. Still reported at 08:53 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Live since 07:01 (1 h 52 min)

Location

A1(M) southbound · J41–J40

Reported as

Collision

Delay

~14 min

At its worst

Road closed

Sources

Motorway signs ×3 · TomTom ×4

Timeline

1. 07:01 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. 07:10 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~8 min
3. 07:15 Motorway signs: “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD”
4. 07:19 TomTom: road closed
5. 07:24 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
6. 07:33 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
7. 07:37 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
8. 07:39 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
9. 07:42 TomTom no longer reports it
10. 08:39 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (reported again)
11. 08:39 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
12. 08:39 Motorway signs no longer show “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD”
13. 08:41 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
14. 08:46 TomTom: delay now ~9 min (was ~4), “Stationary traffic”
15. 08:51 TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~9)

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (5 signs; furthest along: A1(M) southbound between J41 and J40).
• Slow traffic
• Closed
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: A1(M) southbound between J44 and J43).
• Overhead signs read “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD” (1 sign; furthest along: A1(M) northbound between J43 and J44).
• Stationary traffic

Other recent incidents on the A1(M)

• A1(M) reported crash J15–J14 southboundSat 20:28 · cleared after 1 h 33 min
• A1(M) crash J45–J44 southboundSat 01:31 · cleared after 55 min
• A1(M) stopped traffic J34–J35Fri 12:01 · cleared after 6 h 18 min
• A1(M) stopped traffic J50–J49 southboundFri 10:46 · cleared after 3 h 24 min
• A1(M) crash J49–J48 southboundFri 00:40 · cleared after 3 h 9 min
• A1(M) crash J47–J48 northboundThu 23:58 · cleared after 3 h 51 min
• A1(M) crash J48–J49 northboundThu 23:35 · cleared after 4 h 14 min
• A1(M) reported crash J41 northboundThu 17:14 · cleared after 1 h 2 min
• A1(M) crash J63–J64Thu 15:43 · cleared after 55 min
• A1(M) crash J63–J64 northboundThu 15:02 · cleared after 1 h 44 min

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