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M1 crash J22–J23 northbound

Crash on the M1 northbound at J22–J23 on Thursday 22 October 2026, from 16:38. Cleared at 18:59 after 2 h 21 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status
Cleared 18:59 on 22 Oct 2026, after 2 h 21 min
Location
M1 northbound · J22–J23
Reported as
Collision
At its worst
Stationary traffic · delay ~20 min
Sources
TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs ×2
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Timeline

  1. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~13 min
  2. TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~13)
  3. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~14 min
  4. TomTom no longer reports it
  5. All clear: no source reports it any more
  6. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
  7. TomTom no longer reports it
  8. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
  9. TomTom no longer reports it
  10. All clear: no source reports it any more
  11. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~7 min (reported again)
  12. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  13. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  14. TomTom no longer reports it
  15. All clear: no source reports it any more
  16. Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
  17. Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
  18. Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
  19. Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
  20. All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

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