Traffic on the M1 ground to a halt this morning as commuters faced a collision and an oil spill, backing up traffic for two miles. The collision happened on the northbound carriageway in Buckinghamshire between J14 near Milton Keynes and J15. National Highways said it had recieved reports of an oill spill following the incident, which emergency services are responding to.

Two lanes remain closed after traffic was released, and there’s roughly 20 minutes of delays against normal traffic. National Highways read: “Traffic has been released on the M1 in Buckinghamshire northbound between J14 (MiltonKeynes) and J15 (Northampton) following a collision. Lanes 3 & 4 (of 4) remain closed. Lanes 1 & 2 are open. Please allow extra time for your journey. Thank you for your patience.”