M1 crash J8 southbound

Cleared Cleared at 15:23 on 12 Oct 2026, after 44 min.

Crash on the M1 southbound at J8 on Monday 12 October 2026, from 14:38. Cleared at 15:23 after 44 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs.

M1 southbound · J8

Collision

14:38–15:23 (cleared after 44 min)

Motorway signs

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Timeline

14:38 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
15:23 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
15:23 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: M1 southbound within J8).

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