M1 crash J11A–J12 northbound

Crash on the M1 northbound at J11A–J12 on Friday 6 November 2026, from 15:04. Cleared at 18:15 after 3 h 11 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 18:15 on 6 Nov 2026, after 3 h 11 min

Location

M1 northbound · J11A–J12

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Delay ~13 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×3 · TomTom ×3

Timeline

1. 15:04 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
2. 15:28 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~11 min
3. 15:32 TomTom no longer reports it
4. 15:37 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~13 min (reported again)
5. 15:45 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
6. 15:46 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
7. 15:51 TomTom no longer reports it
8. 15:51 All clear: no source reports it any more
9. 16:00 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
10. 16:00 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
11. 16:04 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
12. 16:23 TomTom no longer reports it
13. 16:23 All clear: no source reports it any more
14. 16:26 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
15. 16:27 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
16. 16:32 TomTom no longer reports it
17. 16:36 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
18. 16:50 TomTom no longer reports it
19. 17:09 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
20. 17:15 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
21. 17:15 All clear: no source reports it any more
22. 17:18 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
23. 17:59 TomTom no longer reports it
24. 18:15 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
25. 18:15 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (1 sign; furthest along: M1 southbound between J13 and J12).
• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (2 signs; furthest along: M1 southbound between J13 and J12).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (8 signs; furthest along: M1 northbound between J11A and J12).

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• M1 crash M1 northboundyesterday 18:10 · cleared after 20 min
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Live traffic and past incidents at M1 J11A and M1 J12.

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