Recap: M1 reopens after lorry overturns in Northamptonshire

There were traffic delays in Northamptonshire today (December 28) after an overturned lorry has closed the M1. The southbound carriageway was closed with queueing traffic from J16 A4500 (Daventry) to J15A A43 (Towcester/Northampton Services). Cameras showed the southbound side was blocked from around 7:55am after a lorry overturned and “partly crossed the central reservation”.

It blocked lanes three and four (of four) on the northbound side while traffic is being diverted off the motorway at J16. It reopened just before 5pm. READ MORE: Northampton woman beat breast cancer only for it to come back six years later

A diversion is in place with people advised to follow the hollow square symbols along the A5123 and A4500 around the outskirts of Northampton.

Northamptonshire Police and emergency services are currently in attendance and being assisted by National Highways Traffic Officers.

Follow our live traffic updates below on this incident.