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By MATT DAVIS Updated: 23:13, 14 March 2026
Nearly 1,000 wrong-way driver incidents have been reported on England’s motorways in the past year, shocking figures show.Amounting to about 20 every week, the alarming toll includ…
A man has been sentenced after driving a car down the M1 motorway[1] with a missing wheel after hitting a central reservation[2]. Omar Makhluf, 20, of Keel Close, Barking, pleaded guilty to one count of dangerous driving[3]. He also pleaded guilty to o…
A 79-year-old man has died following a three-vehicle crash on the southbound M1. Northamptonshire Police said the accident happened close to junction 15, for Northampton, at about 19:30 GMT on Wednesday. It involved a grey Volkswagen Golf, a white DAF …
A major motorway has been brought to a standstill after a van caught fire and led to diesel spilling across the carriageway.
The M1 southbound in Leicestershire is closed between Junction 24 (Kegworth) and Junction 23a (East Midlands Airport) after th…
A pedestrian has been killed after being hit by a HGV on a motorway.Police said an “elderly man” had been struck by a white DAF Trucks HGV on the southbound carriageway of the M1 at junction 37 in Barnsley at about 02:15 GMT and died at the scene. A sp…
Part of the M1 in Northamptonshire is closed after an overturned van led to an oil spill. The northbound carriageway was fully shut between junction 16 for Northampton and junction 18 for the Rugby in Warwickshire. The crash caused a “significant oil s…
A major UK motorway has been closed after a crash saw an overturned van spill a ‘significant’ amount of oil across lanes.
The M1 has been closed near Northampton between J16 (Northampton) & J17 (M45) due to the smash between two vehicles.
National Hig…
A UK Traffic Commissioner has warned that Mawdsley-Brooks & Company Ltd’s operator repute has been “tarnished” following a second bridge-strike incident within a year, cautioning that any repeat will “assuredly” lead to regulatory proceedings.
The case…
National Highways said the road will be closed overnight to repair damage caused by a large diesel spillage following a collision involving two lorries and a van
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Part of the M1 is closed for emergency res…
A major UK motorway was brought to a standstill this afternoon after a collision involving two lorries[1] – which sparked long delays close to Luton Airport[2].
Three out of four lanes were forced to close on the southbound stretch of the M1 between j…