A1 crash northbound

Cleared Cleared at 15:39 on 11 Oct 2026, after 152 h 48 min.

Crash on the A1 northbound on Monday 5 October 2026, from 06:51. Cleared at 15:39 after 152 h 48 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

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   A1 northbound

   Collision

   Mon 06:51–yesterday 15:39 (cleared after 152 h 48 min) · delay ~5 min · queue 3.3 mi

   Motorway signs · TomTom

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Timeline

1. Mon 06:42 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
2. Mon 07:21 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
3. Mon 07:21 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. yesterday 14:24 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION” (reported again)
5. yesterday 14:54 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
6. yesterday 14:54 All clear: no source reports it any more
7. yesterday 15:16 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
8. yesterday 15:29 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. yesterday 15:34 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
10. yesterday 15:39 TomTom no longer reports it
11. yesterday 15:39 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (2 signs; furthest along: A1 northbound between B6474 (south) and B6474 (north)).
• Slow traffic

Other recent incidents on the A1

• A1 stopped traffic · Fri 16:14, cleared after 14 min
• A1 crash · Fri 07:14, cleared after 1 h 32 min
• A1 crash southbound · Thu 19:30, cleared after 1 h 27 min
• A1 closed within the A141 junction northbound · Thu 13:20, cleared after 1 h 17 min
• A1 closed · Wed 21:57, cleared after 5 h 54 min
• A1 crash Falloden Way southbound · 3 Oct 2026 07:04, cleared after 10 h 29 min
• A1 closed · 30 Sept 2026 22:00, cleared after 30 h 52 min
• A1 crash Mill Hill Circus northbound · 30 Sept 2026 09:56, cleared after 16 min
• A1 stopped traffic · 28 Sept 2026 16:37, cleared after 46 min
• A1 closed · 24 Sept 2026 22:16, cleared after 6 h 44 min

About this page

This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.