20km traffic jam after motorway crash; Cyclist injured in Deception Bay collision

Massive delays hit the M1 this morning after a multi-vehicle crash brought a large stretch of the highway to a standstill.

A lot of the M1 between Brisbane City and Slacks Creek is at a standstill.

Commuters travelling north into the city have been hit with massive delays this morning after a multi-vehicle crash brought a large stretch of the M1 to a standstill.

Congestion stretched 20km from Brisbane’s CBD to Slacks Creek at 9.30am after a reported multi-vehicle crash just before 8am.

No injuries were reported, and the traffic started to ease around 10am.

It was one of a number of series of accidents around South East Queensland on Monday morning.

A cyclist is in a serious condition after colliding with a car at Deception Bay just before 5am.

The male rider was taken to Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital with potentially life-threatening head injuries.

The Forensic Crash unit is investigating and anyone with information, dashcam or CCTV footage is urged to contact police.

Meanwhile a person was trapped inside a vehicle after a two-car crash on the Warrego Highway at Glenore Grove.

Fire crews were able to free the trapped person just after 7am.

Originally published as 20km traffic jam after motorway crash; Cyclist injured in Deception Bay collision