M1 crash J14–J15 northbound

Crash on the M1 northbound at J14–J15 on Tuesday 3 November 2026, from 17:02. Cleared at 18:57 after 1 h 55 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.

Status

Cleared 18:57 on 3 Nov 2026, after 1 h 55 min

Location

M1 northbound · J14–J15

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

Lanes

2 of 4 lanes closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~20 min

Sources

TomTom · Motorway signs ×2 · National Highways ×3

Timeline

1. 17:02 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
2. 17:10 National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
3. 17:21 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~8 min
4. 17:26 TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~8)
5. 17:31 National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
6. 17:39 TomTom: now says collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”
7. 17:49 TomTom: delay now ~9 min (was ~14), “Queuing traffic, Accident”
8. 17:57 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
9. 18:02 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Accident”
10. 18:14 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed (was 2)
11. 18:30 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”
12. 18:34 TomTom no longer reports it
13. 18:40 National Highways: lane closure lifted
14. 18:57 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
15. 18:57 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (4 signs; furthest along: M1 northbound between J14 and J15).
• M1 northbound within J15
• M1 northbound between J14 and J15
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (3 signs; furthest along: M1 northbound between J14 and J15).

Other recent incidents on the M1

• M1 crash J28–J27 southbound19:14 · cleared after 1 h 14 min
• M1 crash J14–J15 southbound18:38 · cleared after 1 h 50 min
• M1 crash J6–J5 southbound18:00 · cleared after 1 h 58 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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