A1(M) crash J44–J43 southbound

Crash on the A1(M) southbound at J44–J43 on Thursday 29 October 2026, from 15:37. Cleared at 19:27 after 3 h 50 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 19:27 on 29 Oct 2026, after 3 h 50 min

Location

A1(M) southbound · J44–J43

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~31 min

Sources

TomTom ×4 · Motorway signs ×3

Timeline

1. Thu 15:37 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~8 min
2. Thu 15:47 TomTom: now says obstruction or hazard, “traffic, Obstruction on the road”
3. Thu 15:52 TomTom: delay now ~4 min (was ~9)
4. Thu 15:57 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
5. Thu 16:17 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”
6. Thu 16:23 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~7 min
7. Thu 16:34 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
8. Thu 16:38 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. Thu 16:43 TomTom: now says collision, “Queuing traffic, Accident”
10. Thu 16:48 Motorway signs: “A1M J44-J43 COLLISION”
11. Thu 16:58 TomTom: delay now ~20 min (was ~15), “Stationary traffic, Accident”
12. Thu 17:26 Motorway signs no longer show “A1M J44-J43 COLLISION”
13. Thu 17:28 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
14. Thu 17:43 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~22 min
15. Thu 17:48 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
16. Thu 17:53 TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~18), “Slow traffic”
17. Thu 17:57 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
18. Thu 17:58 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
19. Thu 18:08 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
20. Thu 18:18 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
21. Thu 18:29 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
22. Thu 18:39 TomTom no longer reports it
23. Thu 18:39 All clear: no source reports it any more
24. Thu 18:47 Motorway signs: “DEBRIS ON SLIP ROAD”
25. Thu 19:27 Motorway signs no longer show “DEBRIS ON SLIP ROAD”
26. Thu 19:27 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Queuing traffic
• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: A1(M) southbound between J44 and J43).
• Overhead signs read “A1M J44-J43 COLLISION” (6 signs; furthest along: A1(M) southbound between J45 and J44).
• Overhead signs read “DEBRIS ON SLIP ROAD” (2 signs; furthest along: A1(M) northbound within J44).

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) 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
• A1(M) stopped trafficWed 08:29 · cleared after 51 min

Live traffic and past incidents at A1(M) J44 and A1(M) J43.

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