Crashes, holiday traffic causing nightmare on M1

The start of the school holidays is off to a horrendous start with major delays on the M1.

An accident has happened in the southbound lanes at Stapylton causing hefty delays in both directions.

Southbound traffic is delayed for almost 17 kilometres.

There’s also been a northbound accident on the motorway at Ormeau with delays from Pimpama through to the accident at Stapylton.

Traffic @ 1705 | Image: Google Maps

An accident has also occurred on the M1 southbound at Burleigh Heads.

Delays were back to Robina.