M1 crash J12–J13 southbound
Crash on the M1 southbound at J12–J13 on Thursday 15 October 2026, from 17:09. Cleared at 19:16 after 2 h 7 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.
- Status
- Cleared 19:16 on 15 Oct 2026, after 2 h 7 min
- Location
- M1 southbound · J12–J13
- Reported as
- Collision
- At its worst
- Stationary traffic · delay ~41 min
- Sources
- TomTom · Motorway signs ×2
Timeline
- Motorway signs: “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
- TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~40 min
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~41 min (reported again)
- TomTom no longer reports it
- TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~34 min (reported again)
- Motorway signs: “M1 J13-J12 LANES CLOSED DUE TO COLLISION”
- TomTom no longer reports it
- Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
- Motorway signs no longer show “M1 J13-J12 LANES CLOSED DUE TO COLLISION”
- All clear: no source reports it any more
Source reports
- Stationary traffic, Accident
- Overhead signs read “INCIDENT [HCA2]” (1 sign; furthest along: M1 southbound between J14 and J13).
- Overhead signs read “M1 J13-J12 LANES CLOSED DUE TO COLLISION” (11 signs; e.g. M1 southbound between J15 and J14). Marker placed near M1 J13–J12 using the signs there, so it is approximate.
Other recent incidents on the M1
- M1 crash J39 northbound
- M1 crash J40–J39 southbound
- M1 crash J43–J42 southbound
- M1 crash J35–J35A northbound
- M1 crash J20–J21 northbound
- M1 crash J11
- M1 crash J17–J18 northbound
- M1 stopped traffic J39–J40 northbound
- M1 delays J10 southbound
- M1 stopped traffic J10–J9 southbound
The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.