M1 crash J22–J23 northbound

Crash on the M1 northbound at J22–J23 on Friday 16 October 2026, from 18:22. Cleared at 20:37 after 2 h 15 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 20:37 on 16 Oct 2026, after 2 h 15 min

Location

M1 northbound · J22–J23

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~64 min

Sources

TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs ×2

Timeline

1. 18:22 Motorway signs: “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD”
2. 18:42 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~14 min
3. 18:43 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
4. 18:51 TomTom: delay now ~30 min (was ~18)
5. 19:24 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
6. 19:28 TomTom: delay now ~42 min (was ~64)
7. 19:37 TomTom: delay now ~23 min (was ~40)
8. 19:46 TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~19)
9. 19:51 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
10. 19:54 Motorway signs no longer show “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD”
11. 20:00 TomTom no longer reports it
12. 20:00 All clear: no source reports it any more
13. 20:09 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~8 min
14. 20:14 TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~8), “Stationary traffic”
15. 20:27 TomTom: delay now ~8 min (was ~16), “Queuing traffic”
16. 20:32 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
17. 20:37 TomTom no longer reports it
18. 20:37 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD” (1 sign; furthest along: M1 southbound between J23 and J22).
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M1 northbound between J22 and J23).
• Stationary traffic

Other recent incidents on the M1

• M1 crash J41–J42 northbound15:54 · cleared after 2 h 30 min
• M1 crash J22–J21A northbound14:30 · cleared after 3 h 36 min
• M1 crash J21A–J22 northbound13:06 · cleared after 4 h 27 min
• M1 crash J8 southbound10:29 · cleared after 9 h 54 min
• M1 reported crash J33–J34 northbound09:15 · cleared after 35 min
• M1 crash J32 northbound09:04 · cleared after 1 h 17 min
• M1 reported crash J6 southbound06:42 · cleared after 1 h 8 min
• M1 crash J11 southbound06:08 · cleared after 3 h 12 min
• M1 crash J15–J14 southbound04:00 · cleared after 2 h 20 min
• M1 crash J33–J34 northbound01:34 · cleared after 2 h 45 min

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