M1 crash J15A northbound
Cleared Cleared at 14:13 on 9 Oct 2026, after 1 h 50 min.
Crash on the M1 northbound at J15A on Friday 9 October 2026, from 12:23. Cleared at 14:13 after 1 h 50 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.
M1 northbound · J15A
Collision
2 of 4 lanes closed · 12:23–14:13 (cleared after 1 h 50 min) · delay ~6 min · queue 5.5 mi
TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs ×3 · National Highways ×2
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Timeline
- Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~14 min
- TomTom: now says collision, delay now ~20 min (was ~14), “Stationary traffic, Accident”
- National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
- TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Incident”
- TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~29)
- TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~17), “Queuing traffic, Incident”
- National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
- Motorway signs: “INCIDENT”
- Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
- TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”
- Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
- TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~17)
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT”
- Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
- TomTom no longer reports it
- National Highways: lane closure lifted
- All clear: no source reports it any more
What the sources said
- Slow traffic
- Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (4 signs; furthest along: M1 northbound within J15A).
- M1 northbound within J15A
- Queuing traffic
- Overhead signs read “INCIDENT” (1 sign; furthest along: M1 northbound between J15 and J15A).
- Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (1 sign; furthest along: M1 northbound between J14 and J15).
Other recent incidents on the M1
- M1 closed J28–J27
- M1 reported crash J47–J48 northbound
- M1 stopped traffic J15–J14 southbound
- M1 delays J14–J15 northbound
- M1 crash J15A–J15 southbound
- M1 reported crash J17–J18 northbound
- M1 closed J28–J27
- M1 closed J26–J27
- M1 crash J24A–J25 northbound
- M1 crash J14–J13 southbound
About this page
This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.