M18 crash J1–J2 southbound

Crash on the M18 southbound at J1–J2 on Friday 23 October 2026, from 05:55. Still reported at 07:11 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Live since 05:55 (1 h 17 min)

Location

M18 southbound · J1–J2

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~49 min

Sources

TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 05:55 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~11 min
2. 06:04 TomTom: now says collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”
3. 06:05 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
4. 06:08 TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~14)
5. 06:13 TomTom: delay now ~28 min (was ~21), “Stationary traffic, Accident”
6. 06:22 TomTom: delay now ~49 min (was ~32)
7. 06:36 TomTom: delay now ~27 min (was ~41)
8. 06:40 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~22 min
9. 06:45 TomTom no longer reports it

Source reports

• Stationary traffic, Accident
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M18 southbound between J2 and J1).
• Stationary traffic

Other recent incidents on the M18

• M18 crash J2–J1 southbound05:27 · cleared after 1 h 5 min
• M18 crash J1 southboundyesterday 07:37 · cleared after 2 h 20 min
• M18 reported crash J2–J1 southboundMon 04:59 · cleared after 39 min
• M18 crash J3 northbound16 Oct 2026 16:15 · cleared after 1 h 8 min
• M18 closed J216 Oct 2026 00:27 · cleared after 27 min
• M18 crash J6–J7 northbound15 Oct 2026 23:33 · cleared after 2 h 15 min
• M18 closed J215 Oct 2026 20:47 · cleared after 3 h 8 min
• M18 closed J214 Oct 2026 21:03 · cleared after 18 min
• M18 closed J214 Oct 2026 01:28 · cleared after 1 h
• M18 closed J6–J7 northbound13 Oct 2026 17:52 · cleared after 46 min

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