M1 crash J35A–J36 southbound

Crash on the M1 southbound at J35A–J36 on Tuesday 27 October 2026, from 17:20. Cleared at 19:02 after 1 h 42 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and National Highways.

Status

Cleared 19:02 on 27 Oct 2026, after 1 h 42 min

Location

M1 southbound · J35A–J36

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

3 of 4 lanes closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~43 min

Sources

TomTom ×3 · National Highways ×2

Timeline

1. Tue 17:20 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~14 min
2. Tue 17:21 National Highways: 3 of 4 lanes closed
3. Tue 17:34 TomTom: delay now ~42 min (was ~17)
4. Tue 17:38 TomTom: delay now ~29 min (was ~42)
5. Tue 18:01 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
6. Tue 18:10 National Highways: 3 of 4 lanes closed
7. Tue 18:10 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
8. Tue 18:19 TomTom: delay now ~43 min (was ~33)
9. Tue 18:24 TomTom: delay now ~22 min (was ~43)
10. Tue 18:29 TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~22)
11. Tue 18:33 TomTom: collision, “Heavy traffic, Accident”, delay ~1 min
12. Tue 18:38 TomTom no longer reports it
13. Tue 18:38 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed (was 3)
14. Tue 19:02 National Highways: lane closure lifted
15. Tue 19:02 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Stationary traffic, Accident
• M1 southbound between J35 and J34
• Queuing traffic
• Heavy traffic, Accident

Other recent incidents on the M1

• M1 crash J42–J43 northboundyesterday 22:32 · cleared after 1 h 21 min
• M1 crash J43–J42 southboundyesterday 20:39 · cleared after 1 h 44 min
• M1 crash J9–J10 northboundyesterday 19:33 · cleared after 49 min
• M1 crash J17–J16 southboundyesterday 15:34 · cleared after 47 min
• M1 crash J34 northboundyesterday 15:09 · cleared after 42 min
• M1 crash J22–J23 northboundyesterday 14:46 · cleared after 47 min
• M1 crash J20–J21 northboundyesterday 12:30 · cleared after 2 h 51 min
• M1 crash J37–J36 southboundyesterday 08:35 · cleared after 44 min
• M1 stopped traffic J32–J33 northboundyesterday 07:33 · cleared after 1 h 16 min
• M1 crash J8–J9 northboundyesterday 06:00 · cleared after 3 h 31 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M1 J35A and M1 J36.

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