M1 crash J14–J15 southbound

Crash on the M1 southbound at J14–J15 on Tuesday 3 November 2026, from 18:38. Cleared at 20:28 after 1 h 50 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.

Status

Cleared 20:28 on 3 Nov 2026, after 1 h 50 min

Location

M1 southbound · J14–J15

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

3 of 4 lanes closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~119 min

Sources

TomTom · Motorway signs ×3 · National Highways ×11

Timeline

1. 18:38 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
2. 18:38 National Highways: 3 of 4 lanes closed
3. 18:38 National Highways: 3 of 4 lanes closed
4. 18:43 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
5. 18:43 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT”
6. 18:45 Motorway signs: “LANE CLOSED FOR INCIDENT ACCESS”
7. 18:48 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~17 min
8. 18:57 TomTom: delay now ~36 min (was ~19)
9. 19:06 TomTom: delay now ~62 min (was ~42)
10. 19:11 National Highways: 3 of 4 lanes closed
11. 19:16 TomTom: delay now ~101 min (was ~72)
12. 19:25 TomTom: delay now ~73 min (was ~119)
13. 19:28 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT”
14. 19:28 Motorway signs no longer show “LANE CLOSED FOR INCIDENT ACCESS”
15. 19:29 TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~73)
16. 19:39 TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~23)
17. 19:56 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed (was 3)
18. 19:57 TomTom: delay now ~7 min (was ~12)
19. 20:02 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Accident”
20. 20:06 TomTom no longer reports it
21. 20:24 National Highways: lane closure lifted
22. 20:28 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
23. 20:28 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Queuing traffic, Accident
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (3 signs; furthest along: M1 southbound between J15 and J14).
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT” (2 signs; furthest along: M1 southbound between J15 and J14).
• Overhead signs read “LANE CLOSED FOR INCIDENT ACCESS” (1 sign; furthest along: M1 southbound between J15 and J14).
• M1 southbound between J15 and J14

Other recent incidents on the M1

• M1 crash J28–J27 southbound19:14 · cleared after 1 h 14 min
• M1 crash J6–J5 southbound18:00 · cleared after 1 h 58 min
• M1 crash J14–J15 northbound17:02 · cleared after 1 h 55 min
• M1 stopped traffic J11–J11A07:26 · cleared after 1 h 54 min
• M1 stopped traffic J22–J21A southbound06:49 · cleared after 3 h 17 min
• 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

Live traffic and past incidents at M1 J14 and M1 J15.

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