M1 crash J24A–J25 northbound

Cleared Cleared at 17:11 on 28 Sept 2026, after 1 h 22 min.

Crash on the M1 northbound at J24A–J25 on Monday 28 September 2026, from 15:49. Cleared at 17:11 after 1 h 22 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.

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   M1 northbound · J24A–J25

   Collision

   3 of 4 lanes closed · 15:49–17:11 (cleared after 1 h 22 min) · delay ~15 min · queue 5.9 mi

   TomTom ×3 · Motorway signs ×2 · National Highways ×4

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Timeline

1. 15:49 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
2. 15:51 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
3. 15:51 National Highways: 3 of 4 lanes closed
4. 15:51 National Highways: 3 of 4 lanes closed
5. 15:51 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
6. 15:53 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
7. 15:58 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~12 min
8. 16:03 TomTom: now says collision, delay now ~24 min (was ~12), “Stationary traffic, Accident”
9. 16:07 TomTom: delay now ~49 min (was ~24)
10. 16:12 TomTom: delay now ~69 min (was ~49)
11. 16:21 TomTom: delay now ~139 min (was ~81)
12. 16:30 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
13. 16:34 National Highways: lane closure lifted
14. 16:35 TomTom: delay now ~42 min (was ~111)
15. 16:37 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
16. 16:37 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
17. 16:39 TomTom: delay now ~28 min (was ~42)
18. 16:48 TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~24)
19. 16:53 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~13 min
20. 16:58 TomTom: delay now ~7 min (was ~13)
21. 17:11 TomTom no longer reports it
22. 17:11 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Slow traffic
• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (1 sign; furthest along: M1 northbound between J24A and J25).
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT [HCA2]” (1 sign; furthest along: M1 northbound between J23A and J24).
• M1 northbound between J24A and J25
• M1 northbound within J24

Other recent incidents on the M1

• M1 crash J43–J44 northbound · 15:07, cleared after 3 h 1 min
• M1 crash J14–J15 northbound · 14:24, cleared after 46 min
• M1 crash J14–J13 southbound · 10:11, cleared after 54 min
• M1 reported crash J45 northbound · 09:20, cleared after 46 min
• M1 crash J44–J43 northbound · 09:17, cleared after 48 min
• M1 crash J21A–J21 southbound · yesterday 17:52, cleared after 40 min
• M1 crash J23A southbound · yesterday 11:26, cleared after 1 h 5 min
• M1 reported crash J20–J19 southbound · yesterday 00:22, cleared after 36 min
• M1 crash J6–J5 · Sat 23:05, cleared after 51 min
• M1 closed J10–J11 northbound · Sat 22:20, cleared after 1 h 38 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.