M1 crash J28 northbound

Crash on the M1 northbound at J28 on Sunday 8 November 2026, from 16:12. Cleared at 18:49 after 2 h 37 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs, TomTom and National Highways.

Status

Cleared 18:49 on 8 Nov 2026, after 2 h 37 min

Location

M1 northbound · J28

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

1 of 4 lanes closed

At its worst

Delay ~13 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×2 · TomTom · National Highways

Timeline

1. 16:12 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
2. 17:21 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
3. 17:22 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
4. 17:24 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
5. 17:27 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
6. 17:36 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. 17:40 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
8. 17:58 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
9. 17:58 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
10. 18:02 National Highways: lane closure lifted
11. 18:12 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
12. 18:30 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
13. 18:44 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
14. 18:49 TomTom no longer reports it
15. 18:49 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (2 signs; furthest along: M1 southbound between J29 and J28).
• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (1 sign; furthest along: M1 northbound within J28).
• M1 northbound within J28

Other recent incidents on the M1

• M1 reported crash J11–J10 southbound21:20 · cleared after 39 min
• M1 crash J1116:37 · cleared after 41 min
• M1 crash J8–J9 northbound16:14 · cleared after 1 h 41 min
• M1 reported crash J8–J9 northbound16:14 · cleared after 43 min
• M1 crash J16–J15A southbound13:24 · cleared after 2 h 2 min
• M1 reported crash J19–J20 northbound01:37 · cleared after 47 min
• M1 crash J11–J10 southboundyesterday 15:51 · cleared after 1 h
• M1 crash J11–J10yesterday 13:43 · cleared after 2 h 8 min
• M1 reported crash J37 northboundFri 23:06 · cleared after 41 min
• M1 crash J16–J17 northboundFri 21:01 · cleared after 1 h 16 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M1 J28.

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