A1(M) crash J44–J45 northbound

Crash on the A1(M) northbound at J44–J45 on Tuesday 20 October 2026, from 20:53. Still reported at 23:00 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs.

Status

Live since 20:53 (2 h 8 min)

Location

A1(M) northbound · J44–J45

Reported as

Collision

Sources

Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 20:53 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: A1(M) northbound between J44 and J45).

Other recent incidents on the A1(M)

• A1(M) crash J43–J44 northbound19:51 · cleared after 57 min
• A1(M) reported crash J44–J45 northbound19:40 · cleared after 39 min
• A1(M) crash J34–J35 northbound09:11 · cleared after 1 h 4 min
• A1(M) reported crash J40–J41 northbound07:27 · cleared after 48 min
• A1(M) crash J44–J43 southboundyesterday 09:31 · cleared after 39 min
• A1(M) crash J41–J40 southboundyesterday 07:01 · 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

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