All lanes have reopened on the M1 near St Albans after a crash at Dunstable.

At around 1.35pm on Saturday, February 26, National Highways closed three out of four lanes on the M1 northbound due to a collision.

There were one-hour delays on the motorway with tailbacks to the M25 at Watford.

There was also congestion on the A414 between St Albans and Hemel Hempstead approaching the M1.

Herts Advertiser: February 26, 2022: Queues on the M1 at St Albans after a collision near DunstableFebruary 26, 2022: Queues on the M1 at St Albans after a collision near Dunstable (Image: National Highways)

At 3.08pm, National Highways tweeted to say that the incident had been cleared.

A statement read: "All lanes have been reopened on the M1 northbound between junction 8 (Hemel Hempstead) and junction 9 (Dunstable) following an earlier collision."

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