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M1 Severe Cleared

M1 | Leicestershire | Carriageway Closure | Expect Delays

30 Jul 2026, 17:08 Leicestershire 131 views

Incident Details

The M1 in Leicestershire is closed southbound between J23 and J22 due to a serious collision.

M1
Severe
Cleared
17:08, 30 Jul 2026
23:20, 30 Jul 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

The M1 in Leicestershire is closed southbound between J23 and J22 due to a serious collision.

· Update

The M1 in Leicestershire is closed southbound between J23 and J22 due to a serious collision.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 47 minutes. Delays of 120 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M1 in Leicestershire is closed southbound between J23 and J22 due to a serious collision.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 22m. Delays of 90 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M1 in Leicestershire is closed southbound between J23 and J22 due to a serious collision.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 57m. Delays of 90 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M1 in Leicestershire is closed southbound between J23 and J22 due to a serious collision.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 32m. Delays of 90 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M1 in Leicestershire is closed southbound between J23 and J22 due to a serious collision.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 7m. Delays of 90 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M1 in Leicestershire is closed southbound between J23 and J22 due to a serious collision.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 42m. Delays of 90 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M1 in Leicestershire is closed southbound between J23 and J22 due to a serious collision.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 17m. Delays of 90 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M1 in Leicestershire is closed southbound between J23 and J22 due to a serious collision.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 52m. Delays of 90 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M1 in Leicestershire is closed southbound between J23 and J22 due to a serious collision.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 27m. Delays of 90 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M1 in Leicestershire is closed southbound between J23 and J22 due to a serious collision.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 2m. Delays of 90 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M1 in Leicestershire is closed southbound between J23 and J22 due to a serious collision.

· Update

✅ Incident cleared — M1 reopened at 23:20 on 30 Jul 2026. Total disruption: 6h 12m. All lanes open, traffic returning to normal.

· Final update

The M1 in Leicestershire is closed southbound between J23 and J22 due to a serious collision.

Wording as published by National Highways, recorded as it changed.

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