M18 crash J1 southbound

Crash on the M18 southbound at J1 on Thursday 22 October 2026, from 07:37. Still reported at 08:08 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Live since 07:37 (31 min)

Location

M18 southbound · J1

Reported as

Collision

Delay

~21 min

At its worst

Stationary traffic

Sources

TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs ×2

Timeline

1. 07:39 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
2. 07:42 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~11 min
3. 07:46 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
4. 07:46 TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~11)
5. 07:51 TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~16)
6. 07:56 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)

Source reports

• Stationary traffic
• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (3 signs; furthest along: M18 southbound between J1 and M1).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (5 signs; furthest along: M18 northbound within J1).

Other recent incidents on the M18

• M18 reported crash J2–J1 southboundMon 04:59 · cleared after 39 min
• M18 crash J3 northboundFri 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
• M18 closed J4–J5 northbound13 Oct 2026 15:51 · cleared after 2 h 47 min
• M18 closed J6–J5 southbound13 Oct 2026 15:51 · cleared after 2 h 19 min

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