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A police car parked on a road with a blue sign which reads 'police accident' positioned in the foreground.

Motorway reopens after multi-vehicle collision

National Highways says the road reopened on Saturday night and traffic was returning to normal.

Google Streetview image of the southbound M1 near junction five.

Woman arrested after five-vehicle motorway crash

Police say five people were injured, two of them seriously, in the incident on the M1 on Friday.

Beds, Herts & Bucks

An image of a traffic jam on the M1

Queues clear after lorry fire on M1 slip road

Drivers had previously been warned to expect delays of about an hour due to the blaze.

Nottinghamshire

A lorry in flames viewed from traffic cameras

Traffic stopped on M1 after lorry erupts in flames

Motorists are facing long delays following a fire on the southbound side of the M1.

The M1, showing eight lanes of traffic, with a fire engine, ambulance and a large amount of emergency vehicles on the road, traffic is also on the road. Traffic is moving on the other carriageway. Emergency service workers can be seen in high-viz jackets.

Crash causes long delays on northbound M1

Drivers are asked to allow extra time to travel.

Beds, Herts & Bucks

M1 carriageway between junctions 20 and 21. Vehicles are pictured at a standstill on the southbound carriageway.

M1 carriageway reopens after motorbike crash

Both carriageways were initially closed so the air ambulance could land.

A traffic camera image of the M1 in Bedfordshire. The carriageway on the right has dozens of stationary vehicles in long queues.

Motorway reopens after multi-vehicle crash

National Highways says one of the vehicles ended up on the wrong carriageway on the M1.

Beds, Herts & Bucks

Lorries and cars queue in lines of traffic running down two carriageways on a motorway.

Multi-vehicle crash closed lanes on M1 motorway

National Highways says there are delays of about 70 minutes.

Beds, Herts & Bucks

The M1 in Bedfordshire, showing one empty carriageway and four other lanes full of traffic

M1 shut for nearly two hours following crash

National Highways says all lanes have fully reopened and it thanked drivers for their patience.

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