M1 crash J10 southbound

Crash on the M1 southbound at J10 on Friday 30 October 2026, from 10:50. Cleared at 18:40 after 7 h 50 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 18:40 on 30 Oct 2026, after 7 h 50 min

Location

M1 southbound · J10

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~46 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×4 · TomTom ×17

Timeline

1. Fri 10:50 Motorway signs: “COLLISION ON SLIP ROAD[HCA0]”
2. Fri 11:07 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~11 min
3. Fri 11:17 TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~10)
4. Fri 11:22 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
5. Fri 11:27 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
6. Fri 11:32 TomTom: delay now ~28 min (was ~21), “Stationary traffic”
7. Fri 11:37 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
8. Fri 11:42 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
9. Fri 11:47 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
10. Fri 11:57 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
11. Fri 12:02 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~16 min
12. Fri 12:07 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~12 min
13. Fri 12:13 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~15 min (reported again)
14. Fri 12:18 TomTom: delay now ~4 min (was ~15)
15. Fri 12:18 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~8 min
16. Fri 12:23 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
17. Fri 12:38 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
18. Fri 12:43 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~7), “Stationary traffic”
19. Fri 12:43 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
20. Fri 12:48 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
21. Fri 13:08 TomTom: delay now ~8 min (was ~16)
22. Fri 13:08 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~9 min
23. Fri 13:13 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
24. Fri 13:18 TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~8)
25. Fri 13:23 TomTom: delay now ~26 min (was ~16), “Stationary traffic”
26. Fri 13:28 TomTom: delay now ~42 min (was ~26)
27. Fri 13:32 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION ON SLIP ROAD[HCA0]”
28. Fri 13:48 TomTom: now says broken-down vehicle, “traffic, Broken down vehicle”
29. Fri 14:08 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Broken down vehicle”
30. Fri 14:18 TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~23)
31. Fri 14:18 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
32. Fri 14:18 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
33. Fri 14:23 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”
34. Fri 14:23 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
35. Fri 14:38 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
36. Fri 14:43 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
37. Fri 14:58 TomTom: delay now ~6 min (was ~12)
38. Fri 14:58 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
39. Fri 15:03 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
40. Fri 15:19 TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~7)
41. Fri 15:29 TomTom no longer reports it
42. Fri 15:29 All clear: no source reports it any more
43. Fri 15:34 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~15 min (reported again)
44. Fri 15:49 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~18 min
45. Fri 15:54 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
46. Fri 16:14 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~10 min
47. Fri 16:29 TomTom: delay now ~9 min (was ~14)
48. Fri 16:33 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
49. Fri 16:39 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
50. Fri 16:44 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
51. Fri 16:44 TomTom: delay now ~8 min (was ~23), “Slow traffic”
52. Fri 16:54 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
53. Fri 17:09 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~7 min
54. Fri 17:14 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~8 min
55. Fri 17:24 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~7 min (reported again)
56. Fri 17:29 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
57. Fri 17:34 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
58. Fri 17:39 TomTom: now says obstruction or hazard, “traffic, Obstruction on the road”
59. Fri 17:39 TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~9)
60. Fri 17:44 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”
61. Fri 17:44 TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~16), “Queuing traffic”
62. Fri 17:49 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
63. Fri 17:49 TomTom: now says obstruction or hazard, “traffic, Obstruction on the road”
64. Fri 17:54 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Obstruction on the road”
65. Fri 17:59 TomTom: delay now ~20 min (was ~11)
66. Fri 17:59 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
67. Fri 18:04 TomTom: delay now ~4 min (was ~15)
68. Fri 18:09 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
69. Fri 18:14 TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~5)
70. Fri 18:20 TomTom: delay now ~8 min (was ~13), “Queuing traffic”
71. Fri 18:25 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
72. Fri 18:28 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
73. Fri 18:40 TomTom no longer reports it
74. Fri 18:40 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION ON SLIP ROAD[HCA0]” (1 sign; furthest along: fast slip from M1 J10 southbound to A1081 eastbound).
• Slow traffic
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: M1 southbound within J10).
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (2 signs; furthest along: M1 southbound between J11 and J10).
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (1 sign; furthest along: M1 southbound between J11 and J10).

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