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M1 crash J34–J33 southbound

Crash on the M1 southbound at J34–J33 on Tuesday 10 November 2026, from 16:20. Cleared at 19:11 after 2 h 51 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.

Status
Cleared 19:11 on 10 Nov 2026, after 2 h 51 min
Location
M1 southbound · J34–J33
Reported as
Collision
Lanes
2 of 4 lanes closed
At its worst
Stationary traffic · delay ~59 min
Sources
TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs ×6 · National Highways ×5
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Timeline

  1. Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
  2. National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
  3. TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Stationary traffic, Obstruction on the road”, delay ~11 min
  4. National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
  5. TomTom: delay now ~23 min (was ~13)
  6. Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
  7. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
  8. TomTom: now says collision, delay now ~36 min (was ~24), “Stationary traffic, Accident”
  9. Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
  10. National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
  11. Motorway signs: “COLLISION AFTER J33”
  12. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min (reported again)
  13. Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
  14. TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
  15. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  16. Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
  17. Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (reported again)
  18. TomTom: delay now ~59 min (was ~40)
  19. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
  20. National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed (was 2)
  21. Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
  22. TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
  23. Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
  24. National Highways: lane closure lifted
  25. TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~28), “Queuing traffic”
  26. Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (reported again)
  27. Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION AFTER J33”
  28. TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
  29. TomTom: delay now ~6 min (was ~12), “Queuing traffic”
  30. Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
  31. TomTom no longer reports it
  32. Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
  33. Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
  34. All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

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Live traffic and past incidents at M1 J34 and M1 J33.

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