M1 crash J43–J42 southbound
Crash on the M1 southbound at J43–J42 on Monday 2 November 2026, from 20:39. Cleared at 22:22 after 1 h 44 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.
- Status
- Cleared 22:22 on 2 Nov 2026, after 1 h 44 min
- Location
- M1 southbound · J43–J42
- Reported as
- Collision
- Sources
- Motorway signs ×3 · TomTom
Timeline
- Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
- Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~13 min
- TomTom no longer reports it
- Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
- Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
- Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
- Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
- All clear: no source reports it any more
Source reports
- Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (4 signs; furthest along: M1 southbound between J43 and J42).
- Stationary traffic
- Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (3 signs; furthest along: M1 southbound between J44 and J43).
- Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M1 southbound between J44 and J43).
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- M1 crash J42–J43 northbound
- M1 crash J9–J10 northbound
- M1 crash J17–J16 southbound
- M1 crash J34 northbound
- M1 crash J22–J23 northbound
- M1 crash J20–J21 northbound
- M1 crash J37–J36 southbound
- M1 stopped traffic J32–J33 northbound
- M1 crash J8–J9 northbound
- M1 crash J29A southbound
Live traffic and past incidents at M1 J43 and M1 J42.
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