M1 crash J36–J37 northbound

Crash on the M1 northbound at J36–J37 on Thursday 12 November 2026, from 17:06. Still reported at 18:01 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Live since 17:06 (55 min)

Location

M1 northbound · J36–J37

Reported as

Collision

Delay

~24 min

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~68 min

Sources

TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs ×4

Timeline

1. 17:06 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. 17:12 Motorway signs: “COLLISION AHEAD”
3. 17:13 Motorway signs: “M1 J36-J37 COLLISION”
4. 17:16 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~16 min
5. 17:29 TomTom: delay now ~32 min (was ~22)
6. 17:38 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
7. 17:40 Motorway signs no longer show “M1 J36-J37 COLLISION”
8. 17:42 Motorway signs: “M1 J36-J37 COLLISION”
9. 17:43 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
10. 17:52 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, delay now ~40 min (was ~68), “Stationary traffic”
11. 17:53 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION AHEAD”
12. 17:57 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
13. 17:57 TomTom: delay now ~24 min (was ~40)

Source reports

• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: M1 northbound between J36 and J37).
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION AHEAD” (1 sign; furthest along: M1 northbound within J36).
• Overhead signs read “M1 J36-J37 COLLISION” (2 signs; e.g. M1 northbound within J34). Marker placed near M1 J36–J37 using the signs there, so it is approximate.
• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “M1 J36-J37 COLLISION” (1 sign; furthest along: M1 northbound within J36).

Other recent incidents on the M1

• M1 crash J34–J33 southbound17:11 · Live
• M1 crash J26–J27 northbound15:59 · Live
• M1 stopped traffic J36–J37 northbound13:45 · cleared after 55 min
• M1 crash J11 northbound11:03 · cleared after 1 h 49 min
• M1 crash J24A northbound07:14 · cleared after 27 min
• M1 crash J16–J17 northbound06:39 · cleared after 40 min
• M1 crash J11–J11A northbound06:11 · cleared after 4 h 41 min
• M1 crash J6A–J8 northboundyesterday 22:39 · cleared after 39 min
• M1 reported crash J23A northboundyesterday 19:28 · cleared after 49 min
• M1 stopped traffic J16–J17 northboundyesterday 19:28 · cleared after 5 h 51 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M1 J36 and M1 J37.

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