M18 crash J32 northbound

Cleared Cleared at 16:56 on 8 Oct 2026, after 2 h 44 min.

Crash on the M18 northbound at J32 on Thursday 8 October 2026, from 14:12. Cleared at 16:56 after 2 h 44 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs.

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   M18 northbound · J32

   Collision

   Thu 14:12–Thu 16:56 (cleared after 2 h 44 min)

   Motorway signs ×2

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Timeline

1. Thu 14:12 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
2. Thu 14:38 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
3. Thu 14:55 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
4. Thu 16:56 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
5. Thu 16:56 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (11 signs; furthest along: link road from M1 J32 southbound to M18 northbound).
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: link road from M1 J32 northbound to M18 northbound).

Other recent incidents on the M18

• M18 closed J4–J5 northbound · 13:34, cleared after 2 h 5 min
• M18 closed J6–J5 southbound · 13:34, cleared after 2 h 5 min
• M18 crash J1–J2 northbound · 13:29, still reported
• M18 crash J4–J5 northbound · yesterday 14:57, cleared after 3 h 43 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.