M18 crash J1–J2 northbound

Cleared Cleared at 13:23 on 2 Oct 2026, after 2 h 1 min.

Crash on the M18 northbound at J1–J2 on Friday 2 October 2026, from 11:23. Cleared at 13:23 after 2 h 1 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

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   M18 northbound · J1–J2

   Collision

   11:23–13:23 (cleared after 2 h 1 min) · delay ~44 min · queue 7.1 mi

   TomTom ×3 · Motorway signs

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Timeline

1. 11:23 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
2. 11:27 TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~5)
3. 11:41 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~27 min
4. 11:51 TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~10), “Stationary traffic”
5. 12:05 TomTom: delay now ~43 min (was ~28)
6. 12:22 Motorway signs: “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD”
7. 12:55 TomTom no longer reports it
8. 13:01 Motorway signs no longer show “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD”
9. 13:01 All clear: no source reports it any more
10. 13:14 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~11 min
11. 13:23 TomTom no longer reports it
12. 13:23 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Stationary traffic
• Stationary traffic, Accident
• Overhead signs read “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD” (1 sign; furthest along: M18 northbound between J1 and J2).
• Slow traffic

Other recent incidents on the M18

• M18 crash J1–J2 northbound · Wed 08:10, cleared after 1 h 6 min
• M18 closed J6–J5 · 24 Sept 2026 23:49, cleared after 3 h 29 min

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