M1 crash J8–J9 northbound

Crash on the M1 northbound at J8–J9 on Tuesday 20 October 2026, from 14:48. Cleared at 19:42 after 4 h 54 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 19:42 on 20 Oct 2026, after 4 h 54 min

Location

M1 northbound · J8–J9

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~28 min

Sources

TomTom ×3 · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 14:48 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
2. 15:25 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
3. 15:30 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
4. 15:34 TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~4), “Queuing traffic”
5. 16:30 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
6. 16:34 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. 16:57 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
8. 17:02 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. 17:06 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
10. 17:06 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
11. 17:11 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
12. 17:16 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
13. 17:43 TomTom: delay now ~27 min (was ~4)
14. 17:48 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
15. 17:52 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
16. 17:57 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
17. 18:17 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
18. 18:20 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~21 min
19. 18:24 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
20. 18:52 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
21. 19:18 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
22. 19:42 TomTom no longer reports it
23. 19:42 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Queuing traffic
• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (9 signs; furthest along: M1 northbound between J8 and J9).

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