M1 crash J38–J37 southbound

Crash on the M1 southbound at J38–J37 on Monday 26 October 2026, from 07:35. Cleared at 09:16 after 1 h 41 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 09:16 on 26 Oct 2026, after 1 h 41 min

Location

M1 southbound · J38–J37

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Delay ~13 min

Sources

TomTom · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. Mon 07:35 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. Mon 07:44 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
3. Mon 07:48 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
4. Mon 08:07 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
5. Mon 08:30 TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~5), “Stationary traffic”
6. Mon 08:34 TomTom no longer reports it
7. Mon 09:16 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
8. Mon 09:16 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M1 southbound between J38 and J37).

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 J38 and M1 J37.

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