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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.
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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
Tannur Anders
05:00, 25 Feb 2026
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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…
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 Swinfor…
Motorists on the M1 in Leicestershire faced significant delays[1] after a collision involving a car and a van brought the northbound carriageway to a standstill near Junction 19.
Leicestershire Police[2] arrived at the scene shortly before 9am, close t…