M1 crash J11–J11A northbound

Crash on the M1 northbound at J11–J11A on Sunday 1 November 2026, from 11:59. Cleared at 13:22 after 1 h 22 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 13:22 on 1 Nov 2026, after 1 h 22 min

Location

M1 northbound · J11–J11A

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~60 min

Sources

TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. Sun 11:59 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~11 min
2. Sun 12:01 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
3. Sun 12:04 TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~11)
4. Sun 12:09 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~8 min
5. Sun 12:09 TomTom: delay now ~24 min (was ~17)
6. Sun 12:13 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. Sun 12:13 TomTom: delay now ~52 min (was ~24)
8. Sun 12:22 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
9. Sun 12:22 TomTom: delay now ~41 min (was ~60)
10. Sun 12:36 TomTom: delay now ~20 min (was ~29)
11. Sun 12:44 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
12. Sun 12:50 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
13. Sun 12:59 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
14. Sun 12:59 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Accident”
15. Sun 13:04 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”
16. Sun 13:13 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
17. Sun 13:22 TomTom no longer reports it
18. Sun 13:22 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (3 signs; furthest along: M1 northbound between J11 and J11A).

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• M1 crash J42–J43 northboundyesterday 22:32 · cleared after 1 h 21 min
• M1 crash J43–J42 southboundyesterday 20:39 · cleared after 1 h 44 min
• M1 crash J9–J10 northboundyesterday 19:33 · cleared after 49 min
• M1 crash J17–J16 southboundyesterday 15:34 · cleared after 47 min
• M1 crash J34 northboundyesterday 15:09 · cleared after 42 min
• M1 crash J22–J23 northboundyesterday 14:46 · cleared after 47 min
• M1 crash J20–J21 northboundyesterday 12:30 · cleared after 2 h 51 min
• M1 crash J37–J36 southboundyesterday 08:35 · cleared after 44 min
• M1 stopped traffic J32–J33 northboundyesterday 07:33 · cleared after 1 h 16 min
• M1 crash J8–J9 northboundyesterday 06:00 · cleared after 3 h 31 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M1 J11 and M1 J11A.

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