M1 crash J31–J30 northbound

Cleared Cleared at 20:34 on 1 Oct 2026, after 47 min.

Crash on the M1 northbound at J31–J30 on Thursday 1 October 2026, from 19:47. Cleared at 20:34 after 47 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs, TomTom and National Highways.

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   M1 northbound · J31–J30

   Collision

   3 of 4 lanes closed · 19:47–20:34 (cleared after 47 min) · delay ~3 min

   Motorway signs · TomTom · National Highways

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Timeline

1. 19:47 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
2. 19:47 National Highways: 3 of 4 lanes closed
3. 19:57 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~10 min
4. 20:02 TomTom: now says collision, delay now ~15 min (was ~10), “Stationary traffic, Accident”
5. 20:06 TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~15)
6. 20:15 TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~23)
7. 20:20 TomTom: delay now ~7 min (was ~13), “Queuing traffic, Accident”
8. 20:25 TomTom: “Slow traffic, Accident”
9. 20:26 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
10. 20:27 National Highways: lane closure lifted
11. 20:34 TomTom no longer reports it
12. 20:34 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (3 signs; furthest along: M1 northbound between J30 and J31).
• Slow traffic, Accident
• M1 northbound within J31

Other recent incidents on the M1

• M1 crash J11–J11A northbound · 13:34, cleared after 5 h 2 min
• M1 crash J8–J9 northbound · yesterday 15:45, cleared after 3 h 38 min
• M1 crash J20–J21 northbound · yesterday 12:22, cleared after 1 h 55 min
• M1 crash J27–J26 southbound · yesterday 04:15, cleared after 1 h
• M1 crash J14–J13 southbound · yesterday 00:39, cleared after 2 h 6 min
• M1 crash J30–J31 northbound · Tue 23:49, cleared after 1 h 42 min
• M1 reported crash J12–J13 northbound · Tue 17:06, cleared after 37 min
• M1 crash J9–J10 northbound · Tue 14:12, cleared after 44 h 41 min
• M1 crash J8 southbound · Tue 11:28, cleared after 43 min
• M1 reported crash J36 southbound · Tue 08:26, cleared after 45 min

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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.