A1(M) crash J52–J51 northbound

Crash on the A1(M) northbound at J52–J51 on Thursday 29 October 2026, from 12:55. Cleared at 16:26 after 3 h 31 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 16:26 on 29 Oct 2026, after 3 h 31 min

Location

A1(M) northbound · J52–J51

Reported as

Collision

Sources

Motorway signs · TomTom

Timeline

1. Thu 12:34 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
2. Thu 13:45 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~8 min
3. Thu 13:56 TomTom no longer reports it
4. Thu 16:26 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
5. Thu 16:26 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (1 sign; furthest along: A1(M) northbound between J51 and J52).
• Stationary traffic, Incident

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) 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) J52 and A1(M) J51.

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