M1 crash J8 southbound

Crash on the M1 southbound at J8 on Wednesday 28 October 2026, from 20:20. Cleared at 22:21 after 2 h 1 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 22:21 on 28 Oct 2026, after 2 h 1 min

Location

M1 southbound · J8

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic

Sources

TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. Wed 20:20 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. Wed 20:43 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~38 min
3. Wed 20:48 TomTom: collision, “Accident, Lane closed”
4. Wed 21:39 TomTom no longer reports it
5. Wed 22:21 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
6. Wed 22:21 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Stationary traffic, Incident
• Accident, Lane closed
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M1 southbound between J6A and J6).

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• 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 J8.

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