A1 crash southbound

Crash on the A1 southbound on Friday 23 October 2026, from 07:56. Still reported at 10:09 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs.

Status

Live since 07:56 (2 h 13 min)

Location

A1 southbound

Reported as

Collision

Sources

Motorway signs ×2

Timeline

1. 07:56 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
2. 08:08 Motorway signs: “COLLISION AFTER J79”
3. 08:32 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (1 sign; furthest along: A1 southbound between B1337 and A19).
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION AFTER J79” (1 sign; furthest along: A1 southbound between B1337 and A19).

Other recent incidents on the A1

• A1 closed03:41 · cleared after 1 h 59 min
• A1 closed02:23 · cleared after 37 min
• A1 closedWed 21:55 · cleared after 6 h 43 min
• A1 closed southboundWed 00:41 · cleared after 4 h 12 min
• A1 closedTue 22:19 · cleared after 1 h 50 min
• A1 crash within the A141 junction northboundTue 14:09 · cleared after 2 h 14 min
• A1 crash J40 northboundTue 07:27 · cleared after 1 h 9 min
• A1 closedMon 21:58 · cleared after 6 h 34 min
• A1 stopped trafficMon 07:22 · cleared after 2 h
• A1 stopped trafficMon 07:06 · cleared after 2 h 49 min

The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.