M1 crash J21A–J22

Cleared Cleared at 18:38 on 13 Oct 2026, after 2 h 4 min.

Crash on the M1 at J21A–J22 on Tuesday 13 October 2026, from 16:34. Cleared at 18:38 after 2 h 4 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   M1 · J21A–J22

   Collision

   16:34–18:38 (cleared after 2 h 4 min) · delay ~7 min · queue 3.7 mi

   TomTom ×2

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Timeline

1. 16:34 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
2. 17:06 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
3. 17:11 TomTom no longer reports it
4. 17:11 All clear: no source reports it any more
5. 17:15 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~11 min
6. 17:38 TomTom: now says collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”
7. 17:42 TomTom: delay now ~19 min (was ~14)
8. 18:29 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~19)
9. 18:33 TomTom: delay now ~5 min (was ~12), “Slow traffic, Accident”
10. 18:38 TomTom no longer reports it
11. 18:38 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Queuing traffic
• Slow traffic, Accident

Other recent incidents on the M1

• M1 crash J33–J34 northbound · 17:38, still reported
• M1 closed J33–J32 southbound · 16:27, cleared after 2 h 12 min
• M1 crash J8–J9 northbound · 16:25, cleared after 2 h 18 min
• M1 closed J31 northbound · 15:57, cleared after 2 h 13 min
• M1 stopped traffic J22–J23 · 08:22, cleared after 32 min
• M1 crash J8 southbound · yesterday 14:38, cleared after 44 min
• M1 crash J31–J32 northbound · yesterday 13:35, cleared after 47 min
• M1 crash J32–J33 northbound · yesterday 09:57, cleared after 2 h 55 min
• M1 crash J34–J33 southbound · yesterday 09:57, cleared after 2 h 55 min
• M1 reported crash J28–J29 northbound · Sun 23:11, cleared after 46 min

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