M1 crash J10 southbound

Crash on the M1 southbound at J10 on Tuesday 27 October 2026, from 06:03. Cleared at 09:07 after 3 h 4 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 09:07 on 27 Oct 2026, after 3 h 4 min

Location

M1 southbound · J10

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~54 min

Sources

TomTom ×9 · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. Tue 06:03 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. Tue 06:13 TomTom no longer reports it
3. Tue 06:13 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. Tue 06:17 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~7 min
5. Tue 06:18 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
6. Tue 06:22 TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~7)
7. Tue 06:26 TomTom: now says collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”
8. Tue 06:31 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min
9. Tue 06:35 TomTom: delay now ~27 min (was ~17)
10. Tue 06:59 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
11. Tue 07:03 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, delay now ~46 min (was ~34), “Stationary traffic”
12. Tue 07:21 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~37 min
13. Tue 07:30 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~36 min (reported again)
14. Tue 07:35 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~29 min
15. Tue 07:35 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~11 min
16. Tue 07:44 TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~26)
17. Tue 07:44 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
18. Tue 08:07 TomTom: delay now ~33 min (was ~15), “Stationary traffic”
19. Tue 08:12 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~13 min
20. Tue 08:12 TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~33), “Queuing traffic”
21. Tue 08:16 TomTom: delay now ~29 min (was ~17)
22. Tue 08:21 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~20 min
23. Tue 08:21 TomTom: delay now ~8 min (was ~29), “Slow traffic”
24. Tue 08:25 TomTom: delay now ~27 min (was ~8), “Queuing traffic”
25. Tue 08:30 TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~27), “Stationary traffic”
26. Tue 08:30 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~9 min
27. Tue 08:44 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
28. Tue 09:07 TomTom no longer reports it
29. Tue 09:07 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: M1 southbound within J10).
• Queuing traffic

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Live traffic and past incidents at M1 J10.

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