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M1 Severe Cleared

M1 | Bedfordshire | Carriageway Closure | Expect Delays

28 Jul 2026, 21:02 Bedfordshire 129 views

Incident Details

The M1 is closed southbound between Junction 11A (Chalton) and Junction 11 (Luton) due to a collision involving multiple vehicles which occurred yesterday evening.

M1
Severe
Cleared
21:02, 28 Jul 2026
06:30, 29 Jul 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

The M1 is closed southbound between Junction 12 (Toddington) and Junction 11 (Luton) due to a collision.

· Update

The M1 is closed southbound between Junction 12 (Toddington) and Junction 11 (Luton) due to a collision.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 37 minutes. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M1 is closed southbound between Junction 12 (Toddington) and Junction 11 (Luton) due to a collision.

· Update

The M1 is closed southbound between Junction 12 (Toddington) and Junction 11 (Luton) due to a collision involving multiple vehicles.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 32m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M1 is closed southbound between Junction 12 (Toddington) and Junction 11 (Luton) due to a collision involving multiple vehicles.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 12m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M1 is closed southbound between Junction 11A (Chalton) and Junction 11 (Luton) due to a collision involving multiple vehicles.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 47m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M1 is closed southbound between Junction 11A (Chalton) and Junction 11 (Luton) due to a collision involving multiple vehicles.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 27m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M1 is closed southbound between Junction 11A (Chalton) and Junction 11 (Luton) due to a collision involving multiple vehicles.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 7m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M1 is closed southbound between Junction 11A (Chalton) and Junction 11 (Luton) due to a collision involving multiple vehicles.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 42m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M1 is closed southbound between Junction 11A (Chalton) and Junction 11 (Luton) due to a collision involving multiple vehicles.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 17m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M1 is closed southbound between Junction 11A (Chalton) and Junction 11 (Luton) due to a collision involving multiple vehicles.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 52m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M1 is closed southbound between Junction 11A (Chalton) and Junction 11 (Luton) due to a collision involving multiple vehicles.

· Update

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

· Update

The M1 is closed southbound between Junction 11A (Chalton) and Junction 11 (Luton) due to a collision involving multiple vehicles.

· Update

The M1 is closed southbound between Junction 11A (Chalton) and Junction 11 (Luton) due to a collision involving multiple vehicles which occurred yesterday evening.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 32m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M1 is closed southbound between Junction 11A (Chalton) and Junction 11 (Luton) due to a collision involving multiple vehicles which occurred yesterday evening.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 12m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M1 is closed southbound between Junction 11A (Chalton) and Junction 11 (Luton) due to a collision involving multiple vehicles which occurred yesterday evening.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 52m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M1 is closed southbound between Junction 11A (Chalton) and Junction 11 (Luton) due to a collision involving multiple vehicles which occurred yesterday evening.

· Update

✅ Incident cleared — M1 reopened at 06:30 on 29 Jul 2026. Total disruption: 9h 27m. All lanes open, traffic returning to normal.

· Final update

The M1 is closed southbound between Junction 11A (Chalton) and Junction 11 (Luton) due to a collision involving multiple vehicles which occurred yesterday evening.

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

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