M18 crash J1–J2 northbound

Cleared Cleared at 09:16 on 30 Sept 2026, after 1 h 6 min.

Crash on the M18 northbound at J1–J2 on Wednesday 30 September 2026, from 08:10. Cleared at 09:16 after 1 h 6 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

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   M18 northbound · J1–J2

   Collision

   08:10–09:16 (cleared after 1 h 6 min) · delay ~8 min · queue 3.4 mi

   TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs ×2

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Timeline

1. 08:10 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. 08:15 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
3. 08:19 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
4. 08:29 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
5. 08:41 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
6. 08:42 TomTom no longer reports it
7. 08:42 All clear: no source reports it any more
8. 08:49 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
9. 08:56 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~9 min
10. 09:15 TomTom no longer reports it
11. 09:16 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
12. 09:16 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
13. 09:16 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (2 signs; furthest along: M18 northbound between J1 and J2).
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: M18 northbound between J1 and J2).
• Stationary traffic

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• M18 closed J6–J5 · Thu 23:49, cleared after 3 h 29 min

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