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M1 crash J24A–J25 northbound

Cleared Cleared at 18:19 on 7 Oct 2026, after 1 h 24 min.

Crash on the M1 northbound at J24A–J25 on Wednesday 7 October 2026, from 16:55. Cleared at 18:19 after 1 h 24 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.

  1. M1 northbound · J24A–J25

    Collision

    1 of 4 lanes closed · yesterday 16:55–yesterday 18:19 (cleared after 1 h 24 min) · delay ~7 min · queue 7.1 mi

    TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs · National Highways

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Timeline

  1. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~9 min
  2. TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~9)
  3. TomTom: delay now ~20 min (was ~15)
  4. TomTom: delay now ~26 min (was ~20)
  5. Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
  6. National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
  7. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  8. TomTom: delay now ~7 min (was ~14), “Slow traffic”
  9. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
  10. National Highways: lane closure lifted
  11. TomTom no longer reports it
  12. Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
  13. All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

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