A1 crash southbound

Cleared Cleared at 20:57 on 8 Oct 2026, after 1 h 27 min.

Crash on the A1 southbound on Thursday 8 October 2026, from 19:30. Cleared at 20:57 after 1 h 27 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs.

A1 southbound

Collision

19:30–20:57 (cleared after 1 h 27 min)

Motorway signs

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Timeline

19:30 Motorway signs: “A1 SOUTH COLLISION”
20:57 Motorway signs no longer show “A1 SOUTH COLLISION”
20:57 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

Signs on the A46 southbound read “A1 SOUTH COLLISION” (1 sign; e.g. A46 southbound between A1133 and A1). The marker shows where the signs are, not the A1 itself.

Other recent incidents on the A1

A1 closed within the A141 junction northbound · 13:20, cleared after 1 h 17 min
A1 closed · yesterday 21:57, cleared after 5 h 54 min
A1 reported crash northbound · Mon 06:42, cleared after 39 min
A1 crash Falloden Way southbound · Sat 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
A1 closed B1174 → Grantham · 23 Sept 2026 20:00, cleared after 23 min
A1 closed B1164 → B6325 · 23 Sept 2026 16:22, cleared after 4 h 29 min

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