A1(M) crash J45–J44 southbound
Live Still reported at 16:29 UK time, since 14:38 (1 h 51 min).
Crash on the A1(M) southbound at J45–J44 on Friday 9 October 2026, from 14:38. Still reported at 16:29 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.
A1(M) southbound · J45–J44
Collision
since 14:38 (1 h 51 min) · delay ~9 min · queue 6.8 mi
TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs ×2
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Timeline
- Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~13 min
- TomTom: delay now ~20 min (was ~13)
- TomTom: delay now ~31 min (was ~20)
- TomTom: now says collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”
- Motorway signs: “A1M J45-J44 COLLISION”
- TomTom: delay now ~48 min (was ~32)
- TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
- TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~23), “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- Motorway signs no longer show “A1M J45-J44 COLLISION”
- Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~11 min
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
What the sources said
- Slow traffic
- Overhead signs read “A1M J45-J44 COLLISION” (3 signs; furthest along: A1(M) southbound between J45 and J44).
- Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: A1(M) southbound between J45 and J44).
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