A1 crash J40 northbound

Crash on the A1 northbound at J40 on Tuesday 20 October 2026, from 07:27. Cleared at 08:36 after 1 h 9 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 08:36 on 20 Oct 2026, after 1 h 9 min

Location

A1 northbound · J40

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Delay ~16 min

Sources

TomTom · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 07:27 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
2. 07:31 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~16 min
3. 07:41 TomTom no longer reports it
4. 07:41 All clear: no source reports it any more
5. 08:03 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min (reported again)
6. 08:08 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
7. 08:15 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
8. 08:17 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. 08:22 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
10. 08:31 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
11. 08:36 TomTom no longer reports it
12. 08:36 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (1 sign; furthest along: A1 northbound within the junction for Darrington between B6474 (north) and A1(M) J40).

Other recent incidents on the A1

• A1 closedyesterday 21:58 · cleared after 6 h 34 min
• A1 stopped trafficyesterday 07:22 · cleared after 2 h
• A1 stopped trafficyesterday 07:06 · cleared after 2 h 49 min
• A1 crashThu 17:07 · cleared after 1 h 28 min
• A1 stopped traffic northboundThu 12:25 · cleared after 1 h 50 min
• A1 crash Northway Circus southboundThu 07:13 · cleared after 27 min
• A1 closed northbound13 Oct 2026 16:05 · cleared after 2 h 34 min
• A1 closed12 Oct 2026 22:24 · cleared after 5 h 49 min
• A1 stopped traffic9 Oct 2026 16:14 · cleared after 14 min
• A1 crash9 Oct 2026 07:14 · cleared after 1 h 32 min

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