M1 live traffic updates as five-car crash blocks motorway near Alfreton
The M1 was blocked near Alfreton[1] on Friday night (June 9) after a crash involving five vehicles. It happened between Junctions 28 and 27.
As of 9.30pm, the motorway was blocked southbound, with reports of queues building. Traffic was initially stopped on the northbound side but it is now on the move again.
Traffic information service Inrix reported: "M1 Southbound blocked, queueing traffic due to accident, five vehicles involved from J28 A38 ( Alfreton / Mansfield) to J27 A608 Mansfield Road (Hucknall / Underwood). Northbound traffic has been released."
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