M1 crash J11–J10 southbound

Crash on the M1 southbound at J11–J10 on Wednesday 23 September 2026, from 06:10. Cleared at 09:06 after 2 h 57 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 09:06 on 23 Sept 2026, after 2 h 57 min

Location

M1 southbound · J11–J10

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Delay ~18 min

Sources

TomTom ×6 · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. Wed 06:10 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~2 min
2. Wed 06:12 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min
3. Wed 06:34 TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~6)
4. Wed 07:01 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~2 min (reported again)
5. Wed 07:06 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~18 min
6. Wed 07:06 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~7 min
7. Wed 07:06 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
8. Wed 07:29 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. Wed 07:31 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
10. Wed 07:39 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
11. Wed 07:43 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
12. Wed 07:57 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
13. Wed 08:24 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
14. Wed 09:06 TomTom no longer reports it
15. Wed 09:06 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Stationary traffic
• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (12 signs; furthest along: M1 southbound between J11 and J10).

Other recent incidents on the M1

• M1 closed J25–J24A southboundyesterday 23:06 · cleared after 5 h 24 min
• M1 closed J25–J24A southboundyesterday 21:34 · cleared after 1 h
• M1 crash J45 northboundyesterday 19:23 · cleared after 57 min
• M1 stopped traffic J10–J11 northboundyesterday 16:25 · cleared after 2 h 3 min
• M1 crash J34–J33 southboundyesterday 16:20 · cleared after 2 h 51 min
• M1 crash J34–J33 southboundyesterday 13:49 · cleared after 11 min
• M1 crash J32 northboundyesterday 13:48 · cleared after 12 min
• M1 crash J22 northboundyesterday 11:42 · cleared after 57 min
• M1 crash J12–J11A southboundyesterday 10:04 · cleared after 2 h 40 min
• M1 crash J23A–J24 northboundyesterday 06:42 · cleared after 1 h 25 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M1 J11 and M1 J10.

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