M1 crash J8–J9 northbound

Crash on the M1 northbound at J8–J9 on Wednesday 28 October 2026, from 15:55. Cleared at 17:22 after 1 h 27 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 17:22 on 28 Oct 2026, after 1 h 27 min

Location

M1 northbound · J8–J9

Reported as

Collision

Sources

TomTom ×5 · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. Wed 15:55 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~11 min
2. Wed 16:15 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~15 min
3. Wed 16:25 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
4. Wed 16:30 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~18 min
5. Wed 16:30 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
6. Wed 16:35 TomTom no longer reports it
7. Wed 16:35 All clear: no source reports it any more
8. Wed 16:43 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
9. Wed 16:51 TomTom no longer reports it
10. Wed 16:51 All clear: no source reports it any more
11. Wed 16:56 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
12. Wed 17:06 TomTom no longer reports it
13. Wed 17:22 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
14. Wed 17:22 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

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

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 J8 and M1 J9.

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