A1(M) crash J45 southbound

Crash on the A1(M) southbound at J45 on Friday 30 October 2026, from 13:11. Cleared at 22:04 after 8 h 53 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 22:04 on 30 Oct 2026, after 8 h 53 min

Location

A1(M) southbound · J45

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~32 min

Sources

TomTom ×10 · Motorway signs ×5

Timeline

1. Fri 13:11 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
2. Fri 13:16 TomTom no longer reports it
3. Fri 13:16 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. Fri 13:21 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
5. Fri 13:36 TomTom no longer reports it
6. Fri 13:36 All clear: no source reports it any more
7. Fri 13:41 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
8. Fri 13:56 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. Fri 14:01 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
10. Fri 14:06 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
11. Fri 14:11 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
12. Fri 14:21 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
13. Fri 14:21 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~10 min
14. Fri 14:37 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
15. Fri 14:52 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~21 min
16. Fri 14:54 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF DEBRIS”
17. Fri 15:17 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
18. Fri 15:22 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
19. Fri 15:32 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF DEBRIS”
20. Fri 16:12 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
21. Fri 16:22 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
22. Fri 16:57 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
23. Fri 17:02 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
24. Fri 17:18 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~22 min
25. Fri 17:28 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
26. Fri 17:33 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~19 min
27. Fri 17:48 TomTom: delay now ~7 min (was ~15)
28. Fri 17:48 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min
29. Fri 18:08 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
30. Fri 18:13 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~9 min
31. Fri 18:18 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~7 min (reported again)
32. Fri 18:23 TomTom no longer reports it
33. Fri 18:23 All clear: no source reports it any more
34. Fri 18:33 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~13 min
35. Fri 18:44 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
36. Fri 18:53 TomTom no longer reports it
37. Fri 18:53 All clear: no source reports it any more
38. Fri 19:06 Motorway signs: “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD”
39. Fri 19:18 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~27 min (reported again)
40. Fri 19:22 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
41. Fri 19:28 TomTom: delay now ~7 min (was ~29)
42. Fri 19:29 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
43. Fri 19:33 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
44. Fri 19:33 TomTom no longer reports it
45. Fri 20:04 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
46. Fri 21:04 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
47. Fri 22:04 Motorway signs no longer show “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD”
48. Fri 22:04 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Stationary traffic
• Slow traffic
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF DEBRIS” (3 signs; furthest along: A1(M) southbound between J46 and J45).
• Stationary traffic, Accident
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: A1(M) southbound between J45 and J44).
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (2 signs; furthest along: A1(M) southbound between J45 and J44).
• Overhead signs read “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD” (1 sign; furthest along: A1(M) northbound between J45 and J46).
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: A1(M) southbound between J45 and 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) 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
• A1(M) stopped trafficWed 08:29 · cleared after 51 min

Live traffic and past incidents at A1(M) J45.

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