Seven-mile queues and delays of an hour on M1 heading towards Northampton after truck overturns

Drivers are being warned to steer clear of the M1 southbound in Northamptonshire after a truck overturned, closing the carriageway southbound on Thursday (February 10).

National Highways has coned off all lanes approaching junction 16 with traffic being diverted ‘up and over’ the junction.

A statement from the agency at 11am warned of 60-minute delays with traffic heading south towards Northampton tailing back for more than seven miles and that it expects congestion to continue until at least 3pm.

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Traffic is tailing back for seven miles on the M1 southbound heading towards Northampton