Motorists urged to ‘slow down and drive to conditions’ after number of collisions on M1 in Derbyshire
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Shortly before 7.30pm, Highways England said two lanes of the motorway had been closed northbound between Tibshelf Services and junction 29 following a crash.
A Highways Agency spokesperson said it was a ‘single-vehicle collision with the central reservation and then the nearside barrier on the smart motorway section’.
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Hide AdAt around 9.15pm, the spokesperson said: “This incident has been cleared.”
It is not known if anyone was injured in the incident.
Just minutes later, the spokesperson added: “Three lanes are now closed on the southbound carriageway between junction 29 and Tibshelf Services while we clear the debris from a number of collisions in the last hour or so.
“Please slow down and drive to the conditions.”
Another crash had occured on the M1 southbound between junctions 29 and 28 at around 8.15pm.
This was described by Highways England as a ‘minor collision’.