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M1 Severe Cleared

M1 southbound between J8 and J6A | Southbound | Accident

4 May 2026, 21:14 Southbound 62 views

Incident Details

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

M1
Severe
Cleared
21:14, 4 May 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

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

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 6m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 41m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 21m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 56m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 31m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 6m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 41m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 21m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

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

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

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

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

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

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

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

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

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

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

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

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

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

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

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

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

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

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 31m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 11m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 46m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 21m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 56m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 31m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 6m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 41m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 16m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 51m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 18h 26m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 1m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 36m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 21h 51m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 22h 26m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 23h 1m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 23h 41m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 24h 21m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 24h 56m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 25h 31m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

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

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 26h 46m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 27h 21m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 27h 56m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 28h 31m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 29h 6m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 29h 46m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 30h 21m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 30h 56m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

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

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 32h 6m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 32h 41m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 33h 21m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 33h 56m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J8 and J6 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:15 and 23:30 on 4 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

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

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