M1 traffic: Northbound carriageway closed after cattle truck overturns
By Tom Morton
8th Jan 2026, 7:07am
A major motorway has been closed in one direction after a truck carrying cattle overturned.
It happened on the northbound M1 between Junction 23 for Loughborough and Junction 23A for the A41, M42 and East Midlands Airport.
The AA’s traffic monitoring service says that traffic is stationary traffic after the incident, which happened at about 6.45am.
Leicestershire Police are there, and National Highways traffic officers are assisting with traffic management.
A diversion has been set up, with drivers asked to follow the solid diamond symbol on roadsigns.
- Exit the M1at J23 and take the first exit onto the A512 westbound.
- Continue for about eight miles. At the A42 J13 take the fifth exit onto the A42 northbound.
- Continue along the A42 for about eight-and-a-half miles and take the free flow lane onto the M1 at J23a.
Further information is available from www.trafficengland.com or by calling 0300 123 5000.