M1 crash LIVE: Major UK motorway in rush hour chaos with FOUR miles of traffic

A stretch of a major motorway is partially closed following a crash, causing rush hour chaos. The M1 northbound is affected between Junction 28 (Normanton/Pinxton) and Junction 29 (Mansfield), with one lane closed due to a collision, National Highways[1] said. Traffic is backing up for nearly four miles past Tibshelf, with delays of around 30 minutes.

18:45Eliana Nunes

Incident has cleared

National Highways has reported that the incident has "cleared".

17:28KEY EVENT

Four miles of delays

Traffic maps show heavy congestion on the M1 northbound at South Normanton, with delays stretching up to four miles.

Traffic maps show congestion in the area (Google Maps)17:25KEY EVENT

National Highways announces lane closure

In a post on X, National Highways has said one lane is closed between Junction 28 and Junction 29 on the M1 northbound due to a collision.

#M1[2] northbound between J28 (#SouthNormanton[3] #Mansfield[4]) and J29

One lane is closed due to a collision and debris Vehicle recovery is on route Delays of just under 30 minutes, almost 4 miles of congestion back past #Tibshelf[5]

Updates to follow pic.twitter.com/JzFAX0x07E[6]

-- National Highways: East Midlands (@HighwaysEMIDS) March 18, 2026[7]17:25Eliana Nunes

Where did the crash happen?

The crash occurred between Junction 28 (Mansfield) and Junction 29 (Tibshelf) on the M1 northbound.

17:25Eliana Nunes

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References

1. ^ National Highways (www.mirror.co.uk)
2. ^ #M1 (twitter.com)
3. ^ #SouthNormanton (twitter.com)
4. ^ #Mansfield (twitter.com)
5. ^ #Tibshelf (twitter.com)
6. ^ pic.twitter.com/JzFAX0x07E (t.co)
7. ^ March 18, 2026 (twitter.com)
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