M1 crash J16–J17 northbound

Crash on the M1 northbound at J16–J17 on Friday 6 November 2026, from 21:01. Still reported at 22:14 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom, National Highways and the motorway signs.

Status

Live since 21:01 (1 h 13 min)

Location

M1 northbound · J16–J17

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Delay ~10 min

Sources

TomTom · National Highways ×2 · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 21:01 National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
2. 21:02 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
3. 21:06 TomTom no longer reports it
4. 21:06 All clear: no source reports it any more
5. 21:11 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~10 min (reported again)
6. 21:15 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. 21:20 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
8. 21:24 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. 21:25 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
10. 21:25 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
11. 21:29 TomTom no longer reports it
12. 21:29 All clear: no source reports it any more
13. 21:38 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
14. 21:43 TomTom no longer reports it
15. 22:12 National Highways: lane closure lifted

Source reports

• Queuing traffic
• M1 northbound between J16 and J17
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (1 sign; furthest along: M1 northbound between J16 and J17).

Other recent incidents on the M1

• M1 crash J29–J28 southbound19:58 · cleared after 22 min
• M1 crash J24A northbound17:06 · cleared after 3 h 10 min
• M1 stopped traffic J6A–J816:27 · cleared after 2 h 40 min
• M1 crash J15A–J16 northbound16:01 · cleared after 44 min
• M1 crash J11A–J12 northbound15:04 · cleared after 3 h 11 min
• M1 crash J31 northbound12:05 · cleared after 2 h 50 min
• M1 crash J36–J37 northbound11:44 · cleared after 1 h
• M1 crash J37–J38 northbound10:56 · cleared after 1 h 48 min
• M1 stopped traffic J8–J9yesterday 22:46 · cleared after 2 h 31 min
• M1 crash J32–J31 southboundyesterday 18:13 · cleared after 56 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M1 J16 and M1 J17.

The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.