M1 crash J24 southbound

Cleared Cleared at 14:48 on 14 Oct 2026, after 459 h 8 min.

Crash on the M1 southbound at J24 on Friday 25 September 2026, from 11:40. Cleared at 14:48 after 459 h 8 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

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   M1 southbound · J24

   Obstruction or hazard

   Fri 11:40–14:48 (cleared after 459 h 8 min) · delay ~10 min · queue 5.9 mi

   Motorway signs · TomTom

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~35 min

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Timeline

1. Fri 11:32 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
2. Fri 12:10 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
3. Fri 12:10 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. Sat 12:46 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (reported again)
5. Sat 13:16 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
6. Sat 13:16 All clear: no source reports it any more
7. 14:05 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (reported again)
8. 14:07 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~8 min
9. 14:12 TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~8)
10. 14:16 TomTom: now says collision, delay now ~24 min (was ~15), “Stationary traffic, Incident”
11. 14:32 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
12. 14:39 TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~35)
13. 14:43 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, delay now ~10 min (was ~17), “Queuing traffic”
14. 14:48 TomTom no longer reports it
15. 14:48 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (4 signs; furthest along: M1 J24 southbound exit).
• Queuing traffic

Other recent incidents on the M1

• M1 crash J20 northbound · 14:49, still reported
• M1 crash J24 southbound · 12:56, cleared after 39 min
• M1 crash J21A–J21 · 10:48, cleared after 2 h 1 min
• M1 delays J9–J10 · 06:13, cleared after 3 h 3 min
• M1 crash J9–J10 · yesterday 21:47, cleared after 1 h 33 min
• M1 crash J33–J34 northbound · yesterday 17:38, cleared after 1 h 52 min
• M1 crash J21A–J22 · yesterday 16:34, cleared after 2 h 4 min
• M1 closed J33–J32 southbound · yesterday 16:27, cleared after 2 h 12 min
• M1 crash J8–J9 northbound · yesterday 16:25, cleared after 6 h 35 min
• M1 closed J31 northbound · yesterday 15:57, cleared after 2 h 13 min

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.