M1 crash J9–J10 southbound

Crash on the M1 southbound at J9–J10 on Monday 26 October 2026, from 21:08. Cleared at 00:06 after 2 h 58 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 00:06 on 27 Oct 2026, after 2 h 58 min

Location

M1 southbound · J9–J10

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~51 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×2 · TomTom

Timeline

1. Mon 21:08 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
2. Mon 21:33 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
3. Mon 22:04 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
4. Mon 23:02 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~28 min
5. Mon 23:05 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
6. Mon 23:07 TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~28)
7. Mon 23:11 TomTom no longer reports it
8. Mon 23:11 All clear: no source reports it any more
9. Mon 23:16 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~17 min (reported again)
10. Mon 23:25 TomTom: delay now ~19 min (was ~14)
11. Mon 23:34 TomTom: delay now ~45 min (was ~21)
12. Mon 23:43 TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~51)
13. Mon 23:48 TomTom no longer reports it
14. Mon 23:48 All clear: no source reports it any more
15. Tue 00:01 TomTom: collision, “Queuing traffic, Incident”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
16. Tue 00:06 TomTom no longer reports it
17. Tue 00:06 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS” (5 signs; furthest along: M1 southbound between J10 and J9).
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (3 signs; furthest along: M1 southbound between J10 and J9).
• Queuing traffic, Incident

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 J9 and M1 J10.

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