A1(M) crash J44 southbound

Crash on the A1(M) southbound at J44 on Thursday 24 September 2026, from 15:15. Cleared at 17:22 after 2 h 7 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 17:22 on 24 Sept 2026, after 2 h 7 min

Location

A1(M) southbound · J44

Reported as

Collision

Sources

TomTom ×3 · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. Thu 15:15 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. Thu 15:28 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
3. Thu 15:33 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
4. Thu 15:46 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
5. Thu 15:50 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
6. Thu 15:54 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
7. Thu 15:54 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
8. Thu 15:59 TomTom no longer reports it
9. Thu 16:06 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
10. Thu 16:06 All clear: no source reports it any more
11. Thu 16:12 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
12. Thu 16:20 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
13. Thu 16:25 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
14. Thu 16:29 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
15. Thu 16:33 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
16. Thu 16:47 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
17. Thu 16:51 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
18. Thu 17:22 TomTom no longer reports it
19. Thu 17:22 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: A1(M) southbound within J44).
• Queuing traffic

Other recent incidents on the A1(M)

• A1(M) crash J14 northboundyesterday 12:07 · cleared after 1 h 13 min
• A1(M) crash J16–J17 northboundyesterday 08:41 · cleared after 4 h 39 min
• A1(M) crash J16–J17 northboundMon 09:31 · cleared after 2 h 1 min
• A1(M) stopped traffic J3Mon 07:06 · cleared after 1 h 41 min
• A1(M) crash J53–J52Sat 13:37 · cleared after 12 h 2 min
• A1(M) crash J52–J53 northboundSat 03:18 · cleared after 1 h 30 min
• A1(M) crash J52–J53 northboundSat 02:31 · cleared after 1 h 54 min
• A1(M) crash J48–J49 northboundSat 02:30 · cleared after 1 h 55 min
• A1(M) stopped traffic J63–J64Fri 13:59 · cleared after 23 min
• A1(M) stopped trafficThu 17:41 · cleared after 55 min

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

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