M1 crash J8–J9 northbound

Crash on the M1 northbound at J8–J9 on Sunday 8 November 2026, from 16:14. Cleared at 17:55 after 1 h 41 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 17:55 on 8 Nov 2026, after 1 h 41 min

Location

M1 northbound · J8–J9

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~30 min

Sources

Motorway signs · TomTom

Timeline

1. 16:14 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
2. 16:45 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
3. 16:45 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. 17:14 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~9 min
5. 17:23 TomTom: delay now ~30 min (was ~10)
6. 17:28 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, delay now ~19 min (was ~30), “Stationary traffic”
7. 17:41 TomTom: delay now ~7 min (was ~13), “Queuing traffic”
8. 17:46 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
9. 17:55 TomTom no longer reports it
10. 17:55 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

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

Other recent incidents on the M1

• M1 reported crash J11–J10 southbound21:20 · cleared after 39 min
• M1 crash J1116:37 · cleared after 41 min
• M1 reported crash J8–J9 northbound16:14 · cleared after 43 min
• M1 crash J28 northbound16:12 · cleared after 2 h 37 min
• M1 crash J16–J15A southbound13:24 · cleared after 2 h 2 min
• M1 reported crash J19–J20 northbound01:37 · cleared after 47 min
• M1 crash J11–J10 southboundyesterday 15:51 · cleared after 1 h
• M1 crash J11–J10yesterday 13:43 · cleared after 2 h 8 min
• M1 reported crash J37 northboundFri 23:06 · cleared after 41 min
• M1 crash J16–J17 northboundFri 21:01 · cleared after 1 h 16 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M1 J8 and M1 J9.

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