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M1 crash J33–J34 northbound

Cleared Cleared at 19:30 on 13 Oct 2026, after 1 h 52 min.

Crash on the M1 northbound at J33–J34 on Tuesday 13 October 2026, from 17:38. Cleared at 19:30 after 1 h 52 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.

  1. M1 northbound · J33–J34

    Collision

    2 of 4 lanes closed · 17:38–19:30 (cleared after 1 h 52 min) · delay ~7 min

    TomTom ×4 · Motorway signs ×2 · National Highways ×5

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Timeline

  1. Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
  2. National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
  3. TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~8 min
  4. TomTom: collision, “Accident, Lane closed”
  5. National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
  6. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~14 min (reported again)
  7. TomTom: delay now ~24 min (was ~16)
  8. TomTom: delay now ~33 min (was ~24)
  9. TomTom: delay now ~9 min (was ~33), “Queuing traffic”
  10. National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
  11. TomTom: now says collision, “Slow traffic, Accident”
  12. TomTom: collision, “Queuing traffic, Accident”, delay ~8 min
  13. TomTom: “Slow traffic, Accident”
  14. Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
  15. National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
  16. TomTom no longer reports it
  17. Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
  18. National Highways: lane closure lifted
  19. National Highways: lane closure lifted
  20. Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
  21. All clear: no source reports it any more

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