M1 crash J35–J35A southbound

Crash on the M1 southbound at J35–J35A on Saturday 31 October 2026, from 03:54. Cleared at 10:07 after 6 h 13 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.

Status

Cleared 10:07 on 31 Oct 2026, after 6 h 13 min

Location

M1 southbound · J35–J35A

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

Road closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic

Sources

TomTom ×6 · Motorway signs ×12 · National Highways ×4

Timeline

1. Sat 03:54 Motorway signs: “PEDESTRIANS IN ROAD”
2. Sat 03:54 Motorway signs: “PEDESTRIANS IN ROAD-SLOW”
3. Sat 03:54 Motorway signs: “PEDESTRIANS IN ROAD”
4. Sat 04:01 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
5. Sat 04:11 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
6. Sat 04:23 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
7. Sat 04:25 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
8. Sat 04:27 National Highways: road closed
9. Sat 04:36 Motorway signs no longer show “PEDESTRIANS IN ROAD”
10. Sat 04:36 Motorway signs no longer show “PEDESTRIANS IN ROAD-SLOW”
11. Sat 04:36 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
12. Sat 04:36 TomTom no longer reports it
13. Sat 04:51 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
14. Sat 04:56 TomTom no longer reports it
15. Sat 05:16 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~31 min
16. Sat 05:21 TomTom no longer reports it
17. Sat 05:24 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
18. Sat 05:26 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
19. Sat 05:36 TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~6), “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
20. Sat 05:36 Motorway signs no longer show “PEDESTRIANS IN ROAD”
21. Sat 05:36 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
22. Sat 05:41 TomTom: delay now ~22 min (was ~11)
23. Sat 05:42 Motorway signs: “VEHICLE FIRE”
24. Sat 05:46 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~25 min
25. Sat 05:51 TomTom no longer reports it
26. Sat 05:51 National Highways: road reopened
27. Sat 05:57 Motorway signs: “VEHICLE FIRE LANE CLOSURE”
28. Sat 06:06 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
29. Sat 06:30 Motorway signs: “VEHICLE FIRE”
30. Sat 06:36 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
31. Sat 07:06 Motorway signs no longer show “VEHICLE FIRE”
32. Sat 09:07 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT”
33. Sat 09:37 Motorway signs no longer show “VEHICLE FIRE LANE CLOSURE”
34. Sat 09:37 Motorway signs no longer show “VEHICLE FIRE”
35. Sat 10:07 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT”
36. Sat 10:07 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “PEDESTRIANS IN ROAD” (4 signs; furthest along: M1 northbound between J34 and J35).
• Overhead signs read “PEDESTRIANS IN ROAD” (5 signs; furthest along: M1 southbound between J35 and J34).
• Overhead signs read “PEDESTRIANS IN ROAD-SLOW” (1 sign; furthest along: M1 northbound between J33 and J34).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (1 sign; furthest along: M1 northbound between J34 and J35).
• M1 northbound within J34
• M1 J35 southbound exit
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS” (6 signs; furthest along: M1 northbound between J34 and J35).
• Overhead signs read “PEDESTRIANS IN ROAD” (2 signs; furthest along: M1 northbound between J34 and J35).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS” (1 sign; furthest along: M1 southbound between J35 and J34).
• Queuing traffic
• Stationary traffic, Incident
• Stationary traffic, Lane closed
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (1 sign; furthest along: M1 J35 southbound access).
• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “VEHICLE FIRE” (2 signs; furthest along: M1 J35 southbound exit).
• Overhead signs read “VEHICLE FIRE LANE CLOSURE” (1 sign; furthest along: M1 southbound between J35 and J34).
• Overhead signs read “VEHICLE FIRE” (1 sign; furthest along: M1 J35 southbound access).
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT” (2 signs; furthest along: M1 J35 southbound access).

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• 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 J35 and M1 J35A.

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