M1 crash J16–J17 northbound
Crash on the M1 northbound at J16–J17 on Wednesday 21 October 2026, from 18:35. Cleared at 20:27 after 1 h 52 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs, National Highways and TomTom.
- Status
- Cleared 20:27 on 21 Oct 2026, after 1 h 52 min
- Location
- M1 northbound · J16–J17
- Reported as
- Broken-down vehicle
- Lanes
- 1 of 4 lanes closed
- At its worst
- Stationary traffic · delay ~39 min
- Sources
- Motorway signs ×2 · National Highways ×3 · TomTom ×2
Timeline
- Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
- National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~13 min
- Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
- TomTom: now says collision, delay now ~28 min (was ~13), “Stationary traffic, Incident”
- National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
- TomTom: now says queueing traffic, delay now ~12 min (was ~39), “Stationary traffic”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom no longer reports it
- Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
- Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
- National Highways: lane closure lifted
- All clear: no source reports it any more
Source reports
- Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (3 signs; furthest along: M1 northbound between J16 and J17).
- M1 northbound between J16 and J17
- Stationary traffic
- Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (2 signs; furthest along: M1 southbound between J17 and J16).
- Slow traffic
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- M1 reported crash J14 southbound
- M1 crash J39 northbound
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