A1 crash Watford Way southbound

Crash on the A1 southbound at Watford Way on Saturday 7 November 2026, from 23:12. Cleared at 01:05 after 1 h 53 min. Timeline of reports from TfL.

Status

Cleared 01:05 on 8 Nov 2026, after 1 h 53 min

Location

A1 southbound · Watford Way

Reported as

Collision

Sources

TfL

Timeline

1. yesterday 23:12 TfL: collision
2. 00:51 TfL: “All lanes back open. Traffic is flowing well.”
3. 00:53 TfL: “Lane closures in place due to a collision. Traffic is flowing well.”
4. 00:55 TfL: “All lanes back open. Traffic is flowing well.”
5. 01:05 TfL no longer reports it
6. 01:05 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• [A1] Watford Way (Southbound) at the junction of The Rise - All lanes back open. Traffic is flowing well.

Other recent incidents on the A1

• A1 closedFri 20:54 · cleared after 9 h 9 min
• A1 closedWed 20:42 · cleared after 8 h 56 min
• A1 crash Archway Road southboundWed 15:00 · cleared after 1 h 17 min
• A1 stopped trafficWed 07:16 · cleared after 2 h 22 min
• A1 closedWed 04:13 · cleared after 1 h 41 min
• A1 closedWed 03:18 · cleared after 14 min
• A1 stopped traffic30 Oct 2026 16:11 · cleared after 2 h 41 min
• A1 stopped traffic30 Oct 2026 12:37 · cleared after 1 h 51 min
• A1 closed29 Oct 2026 01:23 · cleared after 2 h 41 min
• A1 closed28 Oct 2026 20:25 · cleared after 3 h 37 min

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