M1 | Leicestershire | Road Closure | Expect Del… — Cleared 5 Sep

What happened

The M1 in Leicestershire is closed northbound between J23 (Loughborough) and J23a (A42/M42 East Midlands Airport) due to a collision.

RoadM1

SeveritySevere

StatusCleared

DirectionNorthbound

Started18:48, 5 Sep 2026

Cleared20:36, 5 Sep 2026

18:48, 5 SepFirst report
The M1 in Leicestershire is closed northbound between J23 (Loughborough) and J23a (A42/M42 East Midlands Airport) due to a collision.
18:56, 5 SepUpdate
The M1 in Leicestershire is closed northbound between J23 (Loughborough) and J23a (A42/M42 East Midlands Airport) due to a collision.
19:31, 5 SepUpdate
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 42 minutes. Monitoring continues.
19:36, 5 SepUpdate
The M1 in Leicestershire is closed northbound between J23 (Loughborough) and J23a (A42/M42 East Midlands Airport) due to a collision.
20:06, 5 SepUpdate
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 17m. Monitoring continues.
20:11, 5 SepUpdate
The M1 in Leicestershire is closed northbound between J23 (Loughborough) and J23a (A42/M42 East Midlands Airport) due to a collision.
20:36, 5 SepUpdate
✅ Incident cleared — M1 reopened at 20:36 on 5 Sep 2026. Total disruption: 1h 47m. All lanes open, traffic returning to normal.
18:42, 5 NovFinal update
The M1 in Leicestershire is closed northbound between J23 (Loughborough) and J23a (A42/M42 East Midlands Airport) due to a collision.

Wording from National Highways, recorded as it changed.

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