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What happened

The M180 in South Yorkshire is closed westbound between J2 (Retford) and the M18 (J5) due to a serious collision.

RoadM180
SeveritySevere
StatusCleared
DirectionWestbound
Started23:04, 22 Jul 2026
Cleared14:55, 23 Jul 2026

Incident timeline

  1. First report

    The M180 in South Yorkshire is closed westbound between J2 (Retford) and J1 (Kirkby) due to a serious collision.

  2. Update

    The M180 in South Yorkshire is closed westbound between J2 (Retford) and J1 (Kirkby) due to a serious collision.

  3. Update

    ⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 40 minutes. Monitoring continues.

  4. Update

    The M180 in South Yorkshire is closed westbound between J2 (Retford) and J1 (Kirkby) due to a serious collision.

  5. Update

    ⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 15m. Monitoring continues.

  6. Update

    The M180 in South Yorkshire is closed westbound between J2 (Retford) and J1 (Kirkby) due to a serious collision.

  7. Update

    ⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 50m. Monitoring continues.

  8. Update

    The M180 in South Yorkshire is closed westbound between J2 (Retford) and J1 (Kirkby) due to a serious collision.

  9. Update

    ⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 25m. Monitoring continues.

  10. Update

    The M180 in South Yorkshire is closed westbound between J2 (Retford) and J1 (Kirkby) due to a serious collision.

  11. Update

    ⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 0m. Monitoring continues.

  12. Update

    The M180 in South Yorkshire is closed westbound between J2 (Retford) and J1 (Kirkby) due to a serious collision.

  13. Update

    ⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 35m. Monitoring continues.

  14. Update

    The M180 in South Yorkshire is closed westbound between J2 (Retford) and J1 (Kirkby) due to a serious collision.

  15. Update

    ⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 10m. Monitoring continues.

  16. Update

    The M180 in South Yorkshire is closed westbound between J2 (Retford) and J1 (Kirkby) due to a serious collision.

  17. Update

    ⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 45m. Monitoring continues.

  18. Update

    The M180 in South Yorkshire is closed westbound between J2 (Retford) and the M18 (J5) due to a serious collision.

  19. Update

    ⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 20m. Monitoring continues.

  20. Update

    The M180 in South Yorkshire is closed westbound between J2 (Retford) and the M18 (J5) due to a serious collision.

  21. Update

    ⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 55m. Monitoring continues.

  22. Update

    The M180 in South Yorkshire is closed westbound between J2 (Retford) and the M18 (J5) due to a serious collision.

  23. Update

    ⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 30m. Monitoring continues.

  24. Update

    The M180 in South Yorkshire is closed westbound between J2 (Retford) and the M18 (J5) due to a serious collision.

  25. Update

    ⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 5m. Monitoring continues.

  26. Update

    The M180 in South Yorkshire is closed westbound between J2 (Retford) and the M18 (J5) due to a serious collision.

  27. Update

    ⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 40m. Monitoring continues.

  28. Update

    The M180 in South Yorkshire is closed westbound between J2 (Retford) and the M18 (J5) due to a serious collision.

  29. Update

    ⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 15m. Monitoring continues.

  30. Update

    The M180 in South Yorkshire is closed westbound between J2 (Retford) and the M18 (J5) due to a serious collision.

  31. Update

    ⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 50m. Monitoring continues.

  32. Update

    The M180 in South Yorkshire is closed westbound between J2 (Retford) and the M18 (J5) due to a serious collision.

  33. Update

    ⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 30m. Monitoring continues.

  34. Update

    The M180 in South Yorkshire is closed westbound between J2 (Retford) and the M18 (J5) due to a serious collision.

  35. Update

    ⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 5m. Monitoring continues.

  36. Update

    The M180 in South Yorkshire is closed westbound between J2 (Retford) and the M18 (J5) due to a serious collision.

  37. Update

    ⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 40m. Monitoring continues.

  38. Update

    The M180 in South Yorkshire is closed westbound between J2 (Retford) and the M18 (J5) due to a serious collision.

  39. Update

    ⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 15m. Monitoring continues.

  40. Update

    The M180 in South Yorkshire is closed westbound between J2 (Retford) and the M18 (J5) due to a serious collision.

  41. Update

    ⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 50m. Monitoring continues.

  42. Update

    The M180 in South Yorkshire is closed westbound between J2 (Retford) and the M18 (J5) due to a serious collision.

  43. Update

    ⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 25m. Monitoring continues.

  44. Update

    The M180 in South Yorkshire is closed westbound between J2 (Retford) and the M18 (J5) due to a serious collision.

  45. Update

    ⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 0m. Monitoring continues.

  46. Update

    The M180 in South Yorkshire is closed westbound between J2 (Retford) and the M18 (J5) due to a serious collision.

  47. Update

    ⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 35m. Monitoring continues.

  48. Update

    The M180 in South Yorkshire is closed westbound between J2 (Retford) and the M18 (J5) due to a serious collision.

  49. Update

    ⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 10m. Monitoring continues.

  50. Update

    The M180 in South Yorkshire is closed westbound between J2 (Retford) and the M18 (J5) due to a serious collision.

  51. Update

    ⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 45m. Monitoring continues.

  52. Update

    The M180 in South Yorkshire is closed westbound between J2 (Retford) and the M18 (J5) due to a serious collision.

  53. Update

    ⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 20m. Monitoring continues.

  54. Update

    The M180 in South Yorkshire is closed westbound between J2 (Retford) and the M18 (J5) due to a serious collision.

  55. Update

    ✅ Incident cleared — M180 reopened at 14:55 on 23 Jul 2026. Total disruption: 15h 50m. All lanes open, traffic returning to normal.

  56. Final update

    The M180 in South Yorkshire is closed westbound between J2 (Retford) and the M18 (J5) due to a serious collision.

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