Major rush hour delays on London Underground line as lorries and car crash M1

A crash involving multiple vehicles is causing long delays on the M1 in Derbyshire.

Two lorries and a car crashed on the northbound carriageway outside Mansfield between junctions J28 and J29 at rush hour.

As a result, motorists face long delays as one lane has been closed, causing congestion southbound.

Traffic was briefly held but it appears to be moving again past the crash site.

Travel time through the area is around 40 minutes, an Inrix alert says.

Northbound diversion

• From the M1 J13 take Bedford Road northbound towards Ampthill/Ridgmont.
• Travel northbound on Bedford Road for approximately 7 miles, continuing as it transitions into Woburn Road and passing through Brogborough and Marston Moretaine, to the Marsh Leys junction roundabout with the A6/A421.
• From here you can re-join the A421 to continue your journey.

Southbound diversion

• Exit the A421 southboud at the Marsh Leys junction with the A6 for Northampton
• At the roundabout take the 2nd exit onto Woburn road southbound towards Wootton
• Continue southbound on Woburn Road for approximately 7 miles, continuing as it transitions into Bedford Road and passing through Marston Moretaine and Brogborough to reach J13 of the M1.
• From here road users can continue their journey.

Take care while travelling if you’re in any of the affected areas.

Here are the 28 areas where a red warning is in place, meaning flooding is expected.

• Areas close to the River Great Ouse at Wyboston, Eaton Socon, Eynesbury, Eaton Ford, and St Neots
• Areas near the Wootton Brook in the Collingtree, Merefield and Shelfleys parts of Northampton
• Cogenhoe Mill Caravan Site
• Isolated properties and villages near the River Nene from Wellingborough to Thrapston
• Isolated properties near the River Nene from Cogenhoe to Great Doddington
• Low lying areas close to the River Great Ouse and River Ouzel at Newport Pagnell
• Low lying areas close to the River Great Ouse at Fulwell, Radclive and Buckingham
• Properties closest to the River Ock from Tesco to St. Helen’s Wharf
• River Cherwell from below Banbury to just above Upper Heyford
• River Cherwell from Lower Heyford down to Cherwell Bridge
• River Great Ouse at New Bradwell and Haversham
• River Great Ouse at Odell
• River Great Ouse at Turvey
• River Ivel at Langford
• River Leam at Eathorpe, Huningham and Offchurch
• River Nene at Billing Aquadrome and nearby business parks
• River Nene in Wellingborough
• River Ouzel at Bletchley and Caldecotte
• River Ouzel at Leighton Buzzard, Stoke Hammond and Great Brickhill
• River Ouzel at Simpson, Woolstone, Middleton and Willen
• River Ray for Islip
• River Ray from the Heath Bridge area to and including the Otmoor Basin
• River Thame at Dorchester
• River Thame from Chiselhampton to Drayton St Leonard
• River Tove at Towcester and Cosgrove
• Sor Brook at Bodicote and Adderbury and The Bloxham Brook
• Wendlebury village on the Wendlebury Brook
• Wider area at risk from the River Great Ouse at Fulwell, Radclive and Buckingham