M1 crash J23–J22 southbound
Cleared Cleared at 17:39 on 9 Oct 2026, after 1 h 7 min.
Crash on the M1 southbound at J23–J22 on Friday 9 October 2026, from 16:32. Cleared at 17:39 after 1 h 7 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.
M1 southbound · J23–J22
Collision
16:32–17:39 (cleared after 1 h 7 min) · delay ~4 min · queue 2.5 mi
Motorway signs ×2 · TomTom
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Timeline
- Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
- Motorway signs: “COLLISION ON SLIP ROAD”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~8 min
- Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
- TomTom no longer reports it
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
- TomTom no longer reports it
- Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION ON SLIP ROAD”
- All clear: no source reports it any more
What the sources said
- Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (2 signs; furthest along: M1 southbound between J23 and J22).
- Slow traffic
- Overhead signs read “COLLISION ON SLIP ROAD” (2 signs; furthest along: M1 southbound between J23 and J22).
Other recent incidents on the M1
- M1 stopped traffic J12–J13
- M1 crash J22–J21A southbound
- M1 crash J15A northbound
- M1 closed J28–J27
- M1 reported crash J47–J48 northbound
- M1 stopped traffic J15–J14 southbound
- M1 delays J14–J15 northbound
- M1 crash J15A–J15 southbound
- M1 reported crash J17–J18 northbound
- M1 closed J28–J27
About this page
This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.