M1 crash J33–J34 northbound

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.

Status

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

Location

M1 northbound · J33–J34

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

2 of 4 lanes closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~33 min

Sources

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

Timeline

1. Tue 17:38 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
2. Tue 17:38 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
3. Tue 17:47 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~8 min
4. Tue 17:51 TomTom: collision, “Accident, Lane closed”
5. Tue 17:55 TomTom: collision, “Accident, Lane closed”
6. Tue 17:58 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
7. Tue 18:05 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~14 min (reported again)
8. Tue 18:14 TomTom: delay now ~24 min (was ~16)
9. Tue 18:19 TomTom: delay now ~33 min (was ~24)
10. Tue 18:23 TomTom: delay now ~9 min (was ~33), “Queuing traffic”
11. Tue 18:24 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
12. Tue 18:28 TomTom: now says collision, “Slow traffic, Accident”
13. Tue 18:33 TomTom: collision, “Queuing traffic, Accident”, delay ~8 min
14. Tue 18:37 TomTom: “Slow traffic, Accident”
15. Tue 18:37 All clear: no source reports it any more
16. Tue 18:38 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
17. Tue 18:47 National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
18. Tue 18:51 TomTom no longer reports it
19. Tue 19:00 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
20. Tue 19:00 National Highways: lane closure lifted
21. Tue 19:27 National Highways: lane closure lifted
22. Tue 19:30 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
23. Tue 19:30 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic, Accident
• Accident, Lane closed
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (2 signs; furthest along: M1 northbound within J34).
• M1 northbound within J34
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (2 signs; furthest along: M1 northbound between J33 and J34).
• M1 northbound between J33 and J34

Other recent incidents on the M1

• M1 crash J33–J34 northbound01:34 · Live
• M1 crash J9–J10 southboundyesterday 21:10 · cleared after 1 h 47 min
• M1 crash J39 northboundyesterday 18:46 · cleared after 2 h 31 min
• M1 crash J40–J39 southboundyesterday 18:46 · cleared after 2 h 31 min
• M1 crash J12–J13 southboundyesterday 17:09 · cleared after 2 h 7 min
• M1 crash J43–J42 southboundyesterday 15:55 · cleared after 2 h 2 min
• M1 crash J35–J35A northboundyesterday 15:45 · cleared after 2 h 8 min
• M1 crash J20–J21 northboundyesterday 15:00 · cleared after 1 h 49 min
• M1 crash J11yesterday 13:08 · cleared after 1 h 38 min
• M1 crash J17–J18 northboundyesterday 11:57 · cleared after 1 h 53 min

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