There are currently delays of around 40 minutes.
There has been a crash on the northbound M1 which is causing delays from Shepshed to Markfield.
The inside two lanes are currently shut which is leading to large delays of around 40 minutes.
National Highways expects that normal traffic conditions will be back between '14:00 and 14:15'.
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