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M1 crash J29A southbound

Crash on the M1 southbound at J29A on Monday 2 November 2026, from 05:52. Cleared at 07:55 after 2 h 3 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.

Status
Cleared 07:55 on 2 Nov 2026, after 2 h 3 min
Location
M1 southbound · J29A
Reported as
Collision
Lanes
1 of 4 lanes closed
At its worst
Stationary traffic · delay ~20 min
Sources
TomTom ×5 · Motorway signs ×2 · National Highways ×3
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Timeline

  1. Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
  2. National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
  3. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min
  4. National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
  5. Motorway signs: “COLLISION AHEAD”
  6. TomTom: now says collision, “Queuing traffic, Accident”
  7. TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~6), “Stationary traffic, Accident”
  8. TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Accident”
  9. TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Accident”
  10. Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
  11. TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Accident”
  12. TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Accident”
  13. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~16 min
  14. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min
  15. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min
  16. TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~4), “Slow traffic”
  17. Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION AHEAD”
  18. National Highways: lane closure lifted
  19. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  20. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  21. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
  22. TomTom no longer reports it
  23. All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

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