What happened
The A38 in Derbyshire is closed in both directions between the M1 J28 and the B600 near Alfreton due to a collision
RoadA38
SeveritySevere
StatusCleared
DirectionBoth directions
Started20:09, 6 Sep 2026
Cleared05:16, 7 Sep 2026
Incident timeline
First report
The A38 in Derbyshire is closed in both directions between the M1 J28 and the B600 near Alfreton due to a collision
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The A38 in Derbyshire is closed in both directions between the M1 J28 and the B600 near Alfreton due to a collision
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 52 minutes. Monitoring continues.
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The A38 in Derbyshire is closed in both directions between the M1 J28 and the B600 near Alfreton due to a collision
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 27m. Monitoring continues.
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The A38 in Derbyshire is closed in both directions between the M1 J28 and the B600 near Alfreton due to a collision
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 2m. Monitoring continues.
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The A38 in Derbyshire is closed in both directions between the M1 J28 and the B600 near Alfreton due to a collision
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 42m. Monitoring continues.
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The A38 in Derbyshire is closed in both directions between the M1 J28 and the B600 near Alfreton due to a collision
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 17m. Monitoring continues.
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The A38 in Derbyshire is closed in both directions between the M1 J28 and the B600 near Alfreton due to a collision
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 52m. Monitoring continues.
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The A38 in Derbyshire is closed in both directions between the M1 J28 and the B600 near Alfreton due to a collision
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 32m. Monitoring continues.
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The A38 in Derbyshire is closed in both directions between the M1 J28 and the B600 near Alfreton due to a collision
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 7m. Monitoring continues.
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The A38 in Derbyshire is closed in both directions between the M1 J28 and the B600 near Alfreton due to a collision
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 42m. Monitoring continues.
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The A38 in Derbyshire is closed in both directions between the M1 J28 and the B600 near Alfreton due to a collision
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 22m. Monitoring continues.
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The A38 in Derbyshire is closed in both directions between the M1 J28 and the B600 near Alfreton due to a collision
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 57m. Monitoring continues.
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The A38 in Derbyshire is closed in both directions between the M1 J28 and the B600 near Alfreton due to a collision
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 37m. Monitoring continues.
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The A38 in Derbyshire is closed in both directions between the M1 J28 and the B600 near Alfreton due to a collision
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 12m. Monitoring continues.
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The A38 in Derbyshire is closed in both directions between the M1 J28 and the B600 near Alfreton due to a collision
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 52m. Monitoring continues.
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The A38 in Derbyshire is closed in both directions between the M1 J28 and the B600 near Alfreton due to a collision
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✅ Incident cleared — A38 reopened at 05:16 on 7 Sep 2026. Total disruption: 9h 7m. All lanes open, traffic returning to normal.
Final update
The A38 in Derbyshire is closed in both directions between the M1 J28 and the B600 near Alfreton due to a collision
Wording from National Highways, recorded as it changed.
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