M1 traffic: More than six miles of congestion on major motorway as lanes closed due to broken down lorry

Traffic is building on the M1 southbound in Bedfordshire between J11 Dunstable and J10 Luton. National Highways says that two out of four lanes are closed.

It posted on X: “2 lanes (of 4) remain closed on the #M1 southbound in #Bedfordshire between J11 (#Dunstable) and J10 (#Luton) due to a broken down lorry. Recovery is en-route to scene.

“There's now a 60 minute delay and 6.5 miles of congestion on approach. Normal traffic conditions won’t be expected until later this morning after 9.30am.

Elsewhere, two lanes have been shut on the M3 eastbound in Surrey between Junction 3 at Bagshot and Junction 2 for the M25. Emergency services were scrambled to the scene this morning following a collision.