There is severe traffic on the M1 after an air ambulance was called out to an overturned car.
The motorway had been closed entirely up until just before 4.45pm.
Now one lane is open northbound and the southbound carriageway has been reopened.
The accident was northbound between Junction 24 for East Midlands Airport and Junction 25 for the A52.
Traffic information company Inrix says there are 35 delays on top of normal journey times.
You can follow our live updates on this incident below.
Traffic nearly clear on the M1
The traffic is nearly clear on the M1 northbound near East Midlands Airport.
No word yet on the condition of anyone involved in the accident.
We’ll bring you any update on that as and when we get it.
For now, thank you for following these live updates.
The traffic situation on the M1
This Highways England map shows the traffic is far from cleared near East Midlands Airport.
The black line is where traffic is stationary and the red where it is moving very slowly.
Another lane reopened
Traffic information company Inrix says just one lane now remains closed on the M1 northbound.
It says there is “stop-start” traffic.
Slip road onto M1 closed but one lane open northbound
The slip road onto the M1 at Junction 24A is closed.
That appears to be where the accident was and there’s no sign of it reopening any time soon.
Meanwhile, one lane is reopen on the M1 northbound.
Also long delays on the M1 southbound near Derby
A combination of a broken down vehicle and people slowing down past the accident scene is also making traffic very slow on the southbound M1.
Traffic is backed up southbound from East Midlands Airport to the M1 near Ilkeston.
Here’s what the stretch is looking like now.
M1 northbound fully closed again
The M1 northbound is fully closed again while work is carried out on the overturned vehicle.
There are long queues of stationary traffic.
Four lanes reopened but traffic still very bad
Four lanes have now been reopened on the M1.
The southbound carriageway is fully reopened but only one is operating northbound.
Traffic information company Inrix says there are delays of 35 minutes on top of normal journey times.
Traffic is expected to be bad until as late as 6pm
Highways England says it doesn’t expect traffic to return to normal until as late as 6pm.
They said: “There has been an accident involving an overturned vehicle.
“The event is expected to clear between 5.45pm and 6pm.”
