The Monday morning rush hour has been hit by delays after a serious crash on the M1 and disruption on the London Underground.
All lanes have closed on the M1 northbound in Bedfordshire after a serious crash in the early hours of the morning. An air ambulance landed on the carriageway following the collision, National Highways said.
The smash happened between junctions J12 and J13. Highways officials are unable to say when the northbound lanes will fully reopen, but HGVs have now been released within the closure.
Elsewhere, Elizabeth line is suspended between Heathrow Terminals T2, T3 and T5 due to a points failure at Terminal 5. Piccadilly line has also been affected by a point failure which is wreaking havoc on the Tube between Cockfosters and Arnos Grove.
60-minute delays on trains at London King’s Cross
While the busiest time of the rush hour has ended, the rail network continues to have delays.
Passengers on Great Northern, Hull Trains, LNER, Lumo and Thameslink face up to 60-minute delays on at London King’s Cross.
It comes after a safety inspection on the track between Welwyn Garden City and Potters Bar which closed some lines.
Major disruption is expected to last until 11.30am but this could be revised.
Here are the affected routes and operators.
- Great Northern between Ely / Kings Lynn / Peterborough / Cambridge / Letchworth Garden City and London Kings Cross, and also between Welwyn Garden City and Moorgate
- All Hull Trains routes to/from London Kings Cross
- All LNER routes to/from London Kings Cross
- Lumo between Edinburgh and London Kings Cross
- Thameslink between Welwyn Garden City and Sevenoaks, and between Cambridge and Brighton, and between Peterborough and Horsham
M1 remains closed northbound after crash
The northbound carriageway remains closed hours after the serious crash this morning.
Highways officials could not estimate when the road will fully reopen, but HGVs stuck in the closure are being released.
Police are carrying out investigative work, National Highways said.
The M1 remains closed northbound between J11a (Houghton Regis) and J13 (Bedford).
Drivers heading northbound should follow these diversions.
- Exit the M1 at J11a onto the A5 westbound then northbound towards Hockliffe
- Take the B5074 then continue until you re-join the M1 at J13
M1 remains closed northbound after crash
The northbound carriageway remains closed hours after the serious crash this morning.
Highways officials could not estimate when the road will fully reopen, but HGVs stuck in the closure are being released.
Police are carrying out investigative work, National Highways said.
The M1 remains closed northbound between J11a (Houghton Regis) and J13 (Bedford).
Drivers heading northbound should follow these diversions.
- Exit the M1 at J11a onto the A5 westbound then northbound towards Hockliffe
- Take the B5074 then continue until you re-join the M1 at J13
What we know about the serious crash on the M1
The M1 has been closed for hours northbound after the serious crash in the early hours of the morning.
National Highways said it received reports of a serious collision at about 3.30am which closed the entire motorway in both directions.
Emergency services rushed to the scene, with an air ambulance landing on the carriageway.
National Highways said: ‘Due to the nature of the incident, it’s likely to be protracted with no estimated times for re-opening.’
Diversions have been put in place and drivers heading northbound should follow the hollow diamond symbol on road signs.
We approached the emergency services for a comment.
Flights delayed at Heathrow
A handful of flights have been delayed at Heathrow Airport.
Here are the affected flights which appeared as delayed on the airport departure board.
- Air Canada at 8.30am to Toronto
- British Airways at 8.55am to Bucharest
- British Airways at 9am to Aberdeen
- British Airways at 9.50am to Naples
- British Airways at 10.10am to Palma
- Air Canada at 12.05pm to Toronto
- British Airways at 1.15pm to Inverness
- Virgin Atlantic at 3.45pm to Las Vegas
- Virgin Atlantic at 5.15pm to San Francisco
- Virgin Atlantic at 5.30pm to Los Angeles
Elizabeth line is part suspended
The busy line is having issues between Heathrow Terminals due to a points failure at T5.
This means there is no service between Terminals T2, T3 and T5 while engineers repair it.
The rest of the line has good service, the latest TfL update shows.
Disruption on Great Western Railway
Trains between London Paddington, West Ealing and Greenford were hit by disruption this morning.
Service is resuming to normal after a fault on a train between West Ealing and Greenford earlier today.
Services could still be cancelled, delayed by up to 10 minutes or revised, with disruption expected at least until 7.30am.
Delays on the Northern line
Tube passengers can have a sigh of relief as most of the TfL network has been spared any major issues.
Northern line was hit by severe delays between Camden Town and High Barnet due to an obstruction on the track.
It has since been downgraded to minor delays, the latest TfL travel update shows.
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