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M1 northbound between J21 and J21A | Northbound | Accident

20 Apr 2026, 16:29 Northbound 111 views

Incident Details

Location : The M1 northbound between junctions J21 and J22 .
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 18:30 and 18:45 on 20 April 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are lane closures.

M1
Severe
Cleared
16:29, 20 Apr 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

Location : The M1 northbound between junctions J21 and J22 .
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 18:30 and 18:45 on 20 April 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are lane closures.

· Update

Location : The M1 northbound between junctions J21 and J22 .
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 18:30 and 18:45 on 20 April 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are lane closures.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 56m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 northbound between junctions J21 and J22 .
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 18:30 and 18:45 on 20 April 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are lane closures.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 31m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 northbound between junctions J21 and J22 .
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 18:30 and 18:45 on 20 April 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are lane closures.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 6m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 northbound between junctions J21 and J22 .
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 18:30 and 18:45 on 20 April 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are lane closures.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 41m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 northbound between junctions J21 and J22 .
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 18:30 and 18:45 on 20 April 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are lane closures.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 21m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 northbound between junctions J21 and J22 .
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 18:30 and 18:45 on 20 April 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are lane closures.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 1m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 northbound between junctions J21 and J22 .
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 18:30 and 18:45 on 20 April 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are lane closures.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 36m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 northbound between junctions J21 and J22 .
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 18:30 and 18:45 on 20 April 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are lane closures.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 16m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 northbound between junctions J21 and J22 .
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 18:30 and 18:45 on 20 April 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are lane closures.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 51m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 northbound between junctions J21 and J22 .
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 18:30 and 18:45 on 20 April 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are lane closures.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 26m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 northbound between junctions J21 and J22 .
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 18:30 and 18:45 on 20 April 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are lane closures.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 6m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 northbound between junctions J21 and J22 .
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 18:30 and 18:45 on 20 April 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are lane closures.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 46m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 northbound between junctions J21 and J22 .
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 18:30 and 18:45 on 20 April 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are lane closures.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 21m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 northbound between junctions J21 and J22 .
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 18:30 and 18:45 on 20 April 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are lane closures.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 56m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 northbound between junctions J21 and J22 .
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 18:30 and 18:45 on 20 April 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are lane closures.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 31m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 northbound between junctions J21 and J22 .
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 18:30 and 18:45 on 20 April 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are lane closures.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 6m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 northbound between junctions J21 and J22 .
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 18:30 and 18:45 on 20 April 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are lane closures.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 41m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 northbound between junctions J21 and J22 .
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 18:30 and 18:45 on 20 April 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are lane closures.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 18h 31m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 northbound between junctions J21 and J22 .
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 18:30 and 18:45 on 20 April 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are lane closures.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 11m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 northbound between junctions J21 and J22 .
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 18:30 and 18:45 on 20 April 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are lane closures.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 51m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 northbound between junctions J21 and J22 .
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 18:30 and 18:45 on 20 April 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are lane closures.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 26m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 northbound between junctions J21 and J22 .
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 18:30 and 18:45 on 20 April 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are lane closures.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 21h 1m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 northbound between junctions J21 and J22 .
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 18:30 and 18:45 on 20 April 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are lane closures.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 21h 41m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 northbound between junctions J21 and J22 .
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 18:30 and 18:45 on 20 April 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are lane closures.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 22h 16m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 northbound between junctions J21 and J22 .
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 18:30 and 18:45 on 20 April 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are lane closures.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 22h 51m. Monitoring continues.

· Final update

Location : The M1 northbound between junctions J21 and J22 .
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 18:30 and 18:45 on 20 April 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are lane closures.

Wording as published by National Highways, recorded as it changed.

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