M1 chaos after three-car crash

There is severe disruption on the M1 this afternoon after an incident involving three cars.
M1 traffic after a collision involving three vehicles.M1 traffic after a collision involving three vehicles.
M1 traffic after a collision involving three vehicles.

The Northbound motorway between junctions 29a (Markham Vale) and junction 30 is disrupted with cars blocking the fast lane after a collision, said Derbyshire police.

A spokesperson said: "We were called at 3.56pm to reports of an incident on the M1 involving three cars - a Mercedes, a Vauxhall and a Volkswagen. There are no injuries reported so far."

Severe traffic affects Chesterfield, Mansfield and journeys to Sheffield.

Police are on the scene.