Drivers warned of M1 delays after crash
Heather Burman - East Midlands
Thu, February 19, 2026 at 11:57 AM UTC
There are delays of 30 minutes above normal travel times northbound on the M1 and three miles of congestion, National Highways confirmed One person has been taken to hospital after a two-vehicle crash on the M1 motorway in Leicestershire. Leicestershire Police said it was called to reports of the collision between a van and a car on the northbound carriageway near junction 19 at Swinford at 08:45 GMT on Thursday.
Advertisement The condition of the person in hospital is not yet known, the force added. National Highways said the carriageway was closed while fire crews removed a person from one of the vehicles, but it has since been reopened.
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