M1 crash J9–J8 northbound

Crash on the M1 northbound at J9–J8 on Friday 16 October 2026, from 10:29. Still reported at 12:41 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status: Live since 10:29 (2 h 12 min)
Location: M1 northbound · J9–J8
Reported as: Lane closure
Delay: ~15 min
At its worst: Road closed · stationary traffic · delay ~109 min
Sources: TomTom ×13 · Motorway signs ×2

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Timeline

10:29 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
10:48 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~13 min
10:53 TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~13)
10:57 TomTom: now says collision, delay now ~34 min (was ~21), “Stationary traffic, Incident”
11:02 TomTom: road closed
11:02 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
11:07 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~15 min
11:11 TomTom: delay now ~22 min (was ~15)
11:16 TomTom: delay now ~37 min (was ~22)
11:21 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, delay now ~24 min (was ~37), “Stationary traffic”
11:25 TomTom: delay now ~45 min (was ~24)
11:30 TomTom: delay now ~74 min (was ~45)
11:30 TomTom: road closed
11:39 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~58 min (reported again)
11:48 TomTom: delay now ~64 min (was ~46)
11:53 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~86 min
11:53 TomTom: delay now ~92 min (was ~62)
11:58 TomTom: delay now ~45 min (was ~86)
12:02 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~109 min
12:07 TomTom: delay now ~22 min (was ~45)
12:07 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~83 min
12:12 TomTom: delay now ~8 min (was ~22), “Queuing traffic”
12:12 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~40 min
12:16 TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~40)
12:21 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min
12:22 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
12:26 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
12:26 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
12:30 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
12:35 TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~5), “Stationary traffic”
12:39 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
12:39 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~15 min

Source reports

Stationary traffic
Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (9 signs; furthest along: M1 northbound between J8 and J9).
Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (7 signs; furthest along: M1 southbound within J8).
Closed
Queuing traffic
Stationary traffic, Lane closed
Slow traffic

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M1 crash J39 northboundyesterday 18:46 · cleared after 2 h 31 min
M1 crash J40–J39 southboundyesterday 18:46 · cleared after 2 h 31 min
M1 crash J12–J13 southboundyesterday 17:09 · cleared after 2 h 7 min

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