M1 crash J9–J10 southbound
Crash on the M1 southbound at J9–J10 on Thursday 15 October 2026, from 21:10. Cleared at 22:57 after 1 h 47 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.
- Status
- Cleared 22:57 on 15 Oct 2026, after 1 h 47 min
- Location
- M1 southbound · J9–J10
- Reported as
- Collision
- At its worst
- Stationary traffic · delay ~42 min
- Sources
- Motorway signs · TomTom
Timeline
- Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
- TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~18 min
- TomTom no longer reports it
- Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~42 min (reported again)
- TomTom no longer reports it
- TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~40 min (reported again)
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~28 min (reported again)
- TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~28)
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- TomTom: collision, “Queuing traffic, Incident”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
- TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Incident”
- TomTom no longer reports it
Source reports
- Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (4 signs; furthest along: M1 southbound between J10 and J9).
- Stationary traffic, Incident
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The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.