M1 live updates as serious crash shuts road between J26 for Nottingham and J28 for Mansfield

A serious crash has closed the M1 southbound^[1] in Nottinghamshire this morning (Saturday, September 21). The busy motorway is closed southbound between J28 (South Normanton/Mansfield) and J26 (Nottingham) due to the incident involving a lorry and a car.

Nottinghamshire Police^[2] and East Midlands Ambulance Service are currently at the scene and are being assisted by National Highways traffic officers.^[3] Highways East Midlands confirmed the road closure just after 5am this morning.

In a post on X, formerly Twitter, a spokesperson said: "The M1 in Nottinghamshire is closed southbound following a serious collision between J27 Nottingham/LangleyMill and J26 Nottingham." The closure has since been extended to junction 28, according to Highways and traffic information service Inrix.

This is a breaking incident and you can follow live traffic and travel updates below:

References

1. ^{^} the M1 southbound (www.nottinghampost.com)
2. ^{^} Nottinghamshire Police (www.nottinghampost.com)
3. ^{^} National Highways traffic officers. (www.nottinghampost.com)