M1 crash J31–J32 northbound

Cleared Cleared at 14:22 on 12 Oct 2026, after 47 min.

Crash on the M1 northbound at J31–J32 on Monday 12 October 2026, from 13:35. Cleared at 14:22 after 47 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs.

M1 northbound · J31–J32

Collision

13:35–14:22 (cleared after 47 min)

Motorway signs

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Timeline

13:35 Motorway signs: “COLLISION [HCA0]”
14:22 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION [HCA0]”
14:22 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

Overhead signs read “COLLISION [HCA0]” (1 sign; furthest along: M1 northbound between J31 and J32).

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