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M1 crash J10–J9 southbound

Crash on the M1 southbound at J10–J9 on Sunday 18 October 2026, from 19:35. Still reported at 22:39 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status
Live since 19:35 (3 h 4 min)
Location
M1 southbound · J10–J9
Reported as
Collision
Delay
~10 min
At its worst
Stationary traffic · delay ~46 min
Sources
TomTom ×3 · Motorway signs ×2
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Timeline

  1. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
  2. TomTom no longer reports it
  3. All clear: no source reports it any more
  4. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
  5. Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
  6. Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
  7. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min
  8. TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
  9. TomTom: delay now ~19 min (was ~13)
  10. TomTom: delay now ~46 min (was ~19)
  11. TomTom: delay now ~32 min (was ~46)
  12. Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
  13. TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~21), “Queuing traffic”
  14. TomTom: delay now ~5 min (was ~10), “Slow traffic”
  15. TomTom no longer reports it
  16. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
  17. TomTom no longer reports it
  18. Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
  19. All clear: no source reports it any more
  20. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
  21. TomTom no longer reports it
  22. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~13 min (reported again)
  23. TomTom: delay now ~8 min (was ~15), “Queuing traffic”
  24. TomTom: “Stationary traffic”

Source reports

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