Editing M1 motorway (section)

==Incidents and accidents==
* On 12 October 1970, a woman, [[Barbara Mayo]], was abducted and murdered whilst hitchhiking up the motorway from London to Yorkshire. She was found dead in [[Ault Hucknall]] near the motorway in Derbyshire. The murder has never been solved.<ref>{{cite AV media|title=Crimewatch UK January 1991 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDOnBKjucuQ |publisher=BBC |access-date=17 February 2022 |format=TV appeal |date=January 1991}}</ref>
* On 16 March 1972, 200 vehicles crashed in thick fog resulting in the deaths of nine people on the M1 near Ridgmont, north of Luton.<ref>{{cite web|title=Road death toll mounts|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1435738/Road-death-toll-mounts.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1435738/Road-death-toll-mounts.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|date=13 July 2003|access-date=13 September 2020|website=The Telegraph}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* On 8 January 1989, [[British Midland Flight 92]], a Boeing 737-400 aircraft crashed onto the embankment of the M1 whilst attempting an emergency landing at [[East Midlands Airport]] in [[Leicestershire]].{{cn|date=January 2023}} There were no ground casualties nor vehicular damage on the motorway as a result of the crash, however 47 passengers on board the aircraft were killed and a further 74 passengers and crew members were seriously injured.
* On 6 September 1997, large sections of the northbound carriageway were closed between London and Northampton to allow for the funeral procession of [[Diana, Princess of Wales]] to [[Althorp]]. In an unprecedented event, police allowed pedestrians onto the normally busy northbound carriageway almost the entire length of the route to pay their respects.{{cn|date=January 2023}}
* On 11 June 2003, three military tanks were thrown across the carriageway near junction 19 near Lutterworth when the transporter carrying them was involved in a crash; five people were killed.<ref name="2003M1Crash">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/leicestershire/2980640.stm|title=Five killed in M1 crash|publisher=BBC News|work=BBC News|quote=Eyewitnesses say the accident happened after a military transporter jack-knifed and scattered armoured vehicles across the carriageway}}</ref>
* An {{convert|18|mi|adj=on}} stretch of the motorway was closed entirely on the morning of 11 December 2005, following [[Buncefield fire|a major explosion and fire at the Buncefield Oil Depot]] which is less than half a mile (800&nbsp;m) from the M1.
* In June 2007, the section of M1 between junctions 32 and 36 was closed for a number of days after the [[Ulley Reservoir]] developed cracks after being deluged in the [[2007 United Kingdom floods]].{{cn|date=January 2023}}
* Part of the motorway close to Tinsley Viaduct was closed to allow safe demolition of the [[Tinsley Viaduct#Tinsley cooling towers|Tinsley cooling towers]] in the early hours of 24 August 2008.<ref name="tinsdemo">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/7578266.stm|title=Blast demolishes landmark towers|publisher=BBC News|work=BBC News|access-date=24 August 2008 | date=24 August 2008}}</ref> The M1 remained closed for much of the day until the stability of the viaduct was confirmed.
* On 15 April 2011, a {{convert|7|mi|sing=on}} stretch of the road was closed between Junctions 1 and 4 due to a fire at a scrapyard underneath the motorway.<ref name="2011Closure">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-13154063 |title=M1 is fully reopened after Mill Hill scrapyard fire |publisher=BBC News|work=BBC News|access-date=26 April 2011 | date=26 April 2011}}</ref> The road was fully re-opened early on 21 April 2011 with a 50&nbsp;mph speed limit in force whilst repair work continued to an elevated section.<ref name="2011Closure" />
* On 26 August 2017, two lorries and a minibus crashed between junctions 14 and 15, near Newport Pagnell, shutting down the motorway for most of the day. Eight people were killed and three severely injured. The drivers of the lorries were charged with dangerous driving, with one also charged with drunk driving.<ref name="2017M1Crash">{{cite news|url=http://metro.co.uk/2017/08/26/several-dead-after-two-lorries-crash-with-minibus-on-m1-6880073/ |title=Eight dead in M1 horror crash after two lorries collide with minibus 'carrying children' |publisher=Metro|work=Metro|access-date=3 September 2017 | date=26 August 2017}}</ref> The incident represented the largest loss of life as the result of a motorway accident since a [[M40 minibus crash|crash on the M40]] in 1993.<ref name=TOI>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/other-news/eight-indians-killed-in-worst-uk-road-mishap-in-decades/articleshow/60248985.cms? |title= Eight Indians die in worst UK road crash in 24 years|newspaper=Times of India|date=28 August 2017}}</ref>