M1 crash J17–J18 northbound

Crash on the M1 northbound at J17–J18 on Thursday 15 October 2026, from 11:57. Still reported at 13:10 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs, TomTom and National Highways.

Status

Live since 11:57 (1 h 12 min)

Location

M1 northbound · J17–J18

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

1 of 4 lanes closed

Delay

~8 min

Sources

Motorway signs · TomTom · National Highways

Timeline

1. 11:57 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
2. 11:57 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
3. 12:22 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
4. 12:27 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
5. 12:36 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
6. 12:41 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
7. 12:50 TomTom no longer reports it
8. 12:59 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~8 min (reported again)
9. 13:04 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
10. 13:08 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (2 signs; furthest along: M1 northbound between J17 and J18).
• Stationary traffic
• M1 northbound within J18

Other recent incidents on the M1

• M1 stopped traffic J39–J40 northbound06:40 · cleared after 2 h 33 min
• M1 delays J10 southbound06:14 · cleared after 3 h 22 min
• M1 stopped traffic J10–J9 southboundyesterday 20:48 · cleared after 2 h 24 min
• M1 crash J11–J10 northboundyesterday 19:26 · cleared after 1 h 6 min
• M1 crash J41 southboundyesterday 18:30 · cleared after 1 h 15 min
• M1 crash J20–J21 northboundyesterday 14:49 · cleared after 1 h 13 min
• M1 crash J24 southboundyesterday 12:56 · cleared after 39 min
• M1 crash J21A–J21yesterday 10:48 · cleared after 2 h 1 min
• M1 delays J9–J10yesterday 06:13 · cleared after 3 h 3 min
• M1 crash J9–J10Tue 21:47 · cleared after 1 h 33 min

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