A1(M) crash J48–J49 northbound

Crash on the A1(M) northbound at J48–J49 on Thursday 15 October 2026, from 23:35. Cleared at 03:49 after 4 h 14 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 03:49 on 16 Oct 2026, after 4 h 14 min

Location

A1(M) northbound · J48–J49

Reported as

Collision

Sources

Motorway signs ×2 · TomTom

Timeline

1. yesterday 23:35 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
2. yesterday 23:56 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
3. 00:18 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
4. 01:07 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min
5. 01:08 TomTom no longer reports it
6. 03:49 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
7. 03:49 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (8 signs; furthest along: A1(M) northbound between J48 and J49).
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: A1(M) northbound between J48 and J49).
• Queuing traffic

Other recent incidents on the A1(M)

• A1(M) crash J49–J48 southbound00:40 · cleared after 3 h 9 min
• A1(M) crash J47–J48 northboundyesterday 23:58 · cleared after 3 h 51 min
• A1(M) reported crash J41 northboundyesterday 17:14 · cleared after 1 h 2 min
• A1(M) crash J63–J64yesterday 15:43 · cleared after 55 min
• A1(M) crash J63–J64 northboundyesterday 15:02 · cleared after 1 h 44 min
• A1(M) closed J42–J41 southboundTue 15:56 · cleared after 2 h 43 min
• A1(M) reported crash J40–J41 northboundMon 13:49 · cleared after 1 h 3 min
• A1(M) crashMon 07:51 · cleared after 27 min
• A1(M) crash J44–J45 northboundSun 19:26 · cleared after 7 h 2 min
• A1(M) closed J34–J35 northboundSat 14:38 · cleared after 1 h 1 min

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