A1(M) crash J43–J44 northbound

Crash on the A1(M) northbound at J43–J44 on Saturday 24 October 2026, from 20:26. Cleared at 23:30 after 3 h 4 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 23:30 on 24 Oct 2026, after 3 h 4 min

Location

A1(M) northbound · J43–J44

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic

Sources

Motorway signs ×3 · TomTom

Timeline

1. Sat 20:26 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. Sat 21:25 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
3. Sat 21:32 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~28 min
4. Sat 21:37 TomTom no longer reports it
5. Sat 22:00 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
6. Sat 23:00 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
7. Sat 23:30 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
8. Sat 23:30 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (3 signs; furthest along: A1(M) northbound between J43 and J44).
• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: A1(M) southbound within J44 after roundabout access).
• 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) 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) J43 and A1(M) J44.

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