A1 crash within the A141 junction northbound

Crash on the A1 northbound at within the A141 junction on Tuesday 20 October 2026, from 14:09. Cleared at 16:23 after 2 h 14 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs, National Highways and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 16:23 on 20 Oct 2026, after 2 h 14 min

Location

A1 northbound · within the A141 junction

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

2 of 3 lanes closed

At its worst

Delay ~17 min

Sources

Motorway signs · National Highways ×2 · TomTom

Timeline

1. 14:09 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
2. 14:09 National Highways: 1 of 3 lanes closed
3. 15:21 National Highways: 1 of 3 lanes closed
4. 15:39 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~12 min
5. 15:57 TomTom: delay now ~9 min (was ~17)
6. 16:17 National Highways: 2 of 3 lanes closed (was 1)
7. 16:17 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
8. 16:21 TomTom no longer reports it
9. 16:23 National Highways: lane closure lifted
10. 16:23 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (1 sign; furthest along: A1 northbound within the A141 junction).
• A1 northbound within the A141 junction
• Stationary traffic

Other recent incidents on the A1

• A1 crash J40 northbound07:27 · cleared after 1 h 9 min
• 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

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