M18 crash J32 northbound

Cleared Cleared at 08:59 on 12 Oct 2026, after 1 h 4 min.

Crash on the M18 northbound at J32 on Monday 12 October 2026, from 07:54. Cleared at 08:59 after 1 h 4 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

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   M18 northbound · J32

   Collision

   07:54–08:59 (cleared after 1 h 4 min) · delay ~3 min · queue 2.9 mi

   Motorway signs ×4 · TomTom

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Timeline

1. 07:47 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. 07:56 Motorway signs: “M18 NORTH COLLISION”
3. 08:07 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
4. 08:10 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
5. 08:42 TomTom no longer reports it
6. 08:59 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
7. 08:59 Motorway signs no longer show “M18 NORTH COLLISION”
8. 08:59 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
9. 08:59 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: link road from M1 J32 southbound to M18 northbound).
• Slow traffic
• Signs on the M1 northbound read “M18 NORTH COLLISION” (2 signs; e.g. M1 northbound between J31 and J32). The marker shows where the signs are, not the M18 itself.
• Signs on the M1 southbound read “M18 NORTH COLLISION” (2 signs; e.g. M1 southbound between J33 and J32). The marker shows where the signs are, not the M18 itself.
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (3 signs; furthest along: M18 northbound between M1 and J1).

Other recent incidents on the M18

• M18 closed J4–J5 northbound · Sat 13:34, cleared after 2 h 5 min
• M18 closed J6–J5 southbound · Sat 13:34, cleared after 2 h 5 min
• M18 crash J1–J2 northbound · Sat 13:29, cleared after 2 h 46 min
• M18 crash J4–J5 northbound · Fri 14:57, cleared after 3 h 43 min
• M18 crash J32 northbound · Thu 14:12, cleared after 2 h 44 min
• M18 reported crash J3–J2 southbound · 4 Oct 2026 01:00, cleared after 43 min
• M18 crash J1–J2 northbound · 2 Oct 2026 11:23, cleared after 2 h 56 min
• M18 crash J1–J2 northbound · 30 Sept 2026 08:10, cleared after 1 h 6 min
• M18 crash J4–J5 northbound · 25 Sept 2026 14:41, cleared after 329 h 39 min
• M18 closed J6–J5 · 24 Sept 2026 23:49, cleared after 3 h 29 min

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This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.