M1 crash J37–J36 southbound

Crash on the M1 southbound at J37–J36 on Wednesday 21 October 2026, from 14:59. Cleared at 17:53 after 2 h 54 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 17:53 on 21 Oct 2026, after 2 h 54 min

Location

M1 southbound · J37–J36

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

Road closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~151 min

Sources

TomTom ×6 · Motorway signs ×2

Timeline

1. 14:59 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. 15:07 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~27 min
3. 15:26 TomTom: delay now ~65 min (was ~45)
4. 15:40 TomTom: road closed
5. 15:44 TomTom: delay now ~54 min (was ~102)
6. 15:54 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~15 min (reported again)
7. 15:59 TomTom: delay now ~27 min (was ~15)
8. 16:08 TomTom: delay now ~41 min (was ~28)
9. 16:31 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~151 min
10. 16:40 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~88 min
11. 16:53 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
12. 16:58 TomTom: delay now ~25 min (was ~37)
13. 16:58 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
14. 17:03 TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~25)
15. 17:07 TomTom: delay now ~7 min (was ~14), “Queuing traffic”
16. 17:13 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF DEBRIS”
17. 17:30 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
18. 17:30 TomTom: delay now ~3 min (was ~10)
19. 17:44 TomTom no longer reports it
20. 17:53 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF DEBRIS”
21. 17:53 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: M1 southbound between J37 and J36).
• Closed
• Queuing traffic
• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF DEBRIS” (6 signs; furthest along: M1 southbound between J37 and J36).

Other recent incidents on the M1

• M1 stopped traffic J26–J2515:55 · cleared after 1 h 59 min
• M1 crash J12–J13 northbound15:42 · cleared after 1 h 41 min
• M1 reported crash J14 southbound11:00 · cleared after 52 min
• M1 crash J39 northbound07:34 · cleared after 1 h 59 min
• M1 delays J9–J10 northbound06:14 · cleared after 3 h 38 min
• M1 crash J44–J45 northboundyesterday 20:02 · cleared after 47 min
• M1 crash J23–J23A northboundyesterday 17:02 · cleared after 1 h 12 min
• M1 stopped traffic J21A–J21 southboundyesterday 16:38 · cleared after 5 h 25 min
• M1 crash J8–J9 northboundyesterday 14:48 · cleared after 4 h 54 min
• M1 reported crash J24A–J25 northboundyesterday 12:03 · cleared after 42 min

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