A1(M) crash J44–J43 southbound

Crash on the A1(M) southbound at J44–J43 on Monday 19 October 2026, from 09:31. Cleared at 10:09 after 39 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 10:09 on 19 Oct 2026, after 39 min

Location

A1(M) southbound · J44–J43

Reported as

Collision

Sources

Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 09:31 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. 10:09 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
3. 10:09 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (3 signs; furthest along: A1(M) southbound between J44 and J43).

Other recent incidents on the A1(M)

• A1(M) crash J41–J40 southbound07:01 · cleared after 2 h 8 min
• 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

The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.