Woman, 57, dies in eight-car pile-up on M1 in Northamptonshire

A woman died in an eight-vehicle pile-up which closed the M1 in Northamptonshire for seven hours yesterday (Sunday, March 8).

Two HGVs, a van and five cars were all involved in the smash roughly a mile north of junction 18 at around 5.25am.

The 57-year-old who died at the scene was a passenger in a Mazda 3 Sport.

Two lorries, white DAF and white Mercedes, were both involved along with a white Citroen Relay van.

A silver Ford Focus, a red Hyundai i20, a black Volvo V40 and a silver Mini One were also involved.

Northamptonshire Police has launched an investigation into the cause of the fatal crash.

Detective Inspector Louise Hemingway said: “We are particularly interested in speaking to anyone who was driving northbound between junctions 18 and 19 of the M1 between 5.10am and 5.30am as well as anyone who drove through the scene of the collision.

“We are also interested in talking to anyone driving on the M1 at that time who may have dashcam footage.

“If those drivers could please contact us to let us know what they saw, including whether they saw any vehicles driving erratically, that would be very helpful.”

Anyone with information or who witnessed this incident should call the Drivewatch Hotline on 0800 174615 or police on 101.