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M1 traffic update 20 Jan 2022: Severe delays as motorway closed following crash

 


M1 traffic: Severe postponements as motorway shut after crash

Drivers face extreme postponements as a feature of the M1 will be shut for a really long time today because of a genuine accident.

08:56, Thu, Jan 20, 2022 | UPDATED: 08:58, Thu, Jan 20, 2022

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Traffic on the M1

Traffic is weighty on the M1 on account of the crush (Image: Motorway camera)

The southward carriageway is closed between intersection 26 for Nottingham north and intersection 25 for Nottingham west and Derby. A mishap, said to have involved various vehicles,, occurred at around 3am.

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Traffic had been closed in the two headings at first however, however the northward side has returned, it is still sluggish and clogged from intersection 24a for Castle Donington, Leicestershire.


Southward traffic has been redirected off the motorway at intersection 26 and onto nearby streets through the Bilborough area of Nottingham and through Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, to jejoin the carriageway at intersection 25.


"All crisis administrations are working at the scene in a reaction being driven by @nottspolice," National Highways: East Midlands said in a tweet.


Neighborhood streets are relied upon to be caught up with during busy time because of the conclusion, Nottinghamshire Live reports.

The M1 is shut after a heap down close to Nottingham (Image: Highways England)

Lines on the actual M1 are back to intersection 27 for Selston, Nottinghamshire.


Public Highways Duty Operations Manager for the East Midlands, Matthew Catto, said: "Because of the volume of traffic we would ordinarily expect on the M1 during the morning busy time we expect serious postponements nearby and furthermore on neighborhood streets as individuals follow the redirection.


"We encourage street clients to design their excursions ahead of time and permit additional time."


Two vans and a truck are among the vehicles associated with the accident.


Nottinghamshire Police said: "M1 southward is as of now shut between intersection 25 and 26. Two vans and a truck are accepted to have been engaged with the crash, which occurred at around 2.45am earlier today (January 20). Drivers are being approached to keep away from the area and plan a backup way to go."

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