A14 crash J23–J24B eastbound

Crash on the A14 eastbound at J23–J24B on Thursday 5 November 2026, from 07:41. Still reported at 09:47 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.

Status

Live since 07:41 (2 h 7 min)

Location

A14 eastbound · J23–J24B

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

1 of 3 lanes closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~32 min

Sources

TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs ×2 · National Highways ×4

Timeline

1. 07:41 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
2. 07:44 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~8 min
3. 07:48 TomTom: now says broken-down vehicle, “Queuing traffic, Broken down vehicle”
4. 07:53 TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~5), “Stationary traffic, Broken down vehicle”
5. 07:55 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
6. 07:55 National Highways: 2 of 3 lanes closed
7. 08:02 TomTom: delay now ~19 min (was ~13)
8. 08:07 TomTom no longer reports it
9. 08:16 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~30 min
10. 08:37 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
11. 08:39 National Highways: 2 of 3 lanes closed
12. 08:43 TomTom: delay now ~19 min (was ~29)
13. 08:53 TomTom: delay now ~7 min (was ~15), “Queuing traffic”
14. 08:57 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
15. 09:02 TomTom no longer reports it
16. 09:07 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
17. 09:15 National Highways: 1 of 3 lanes closed (was 2)

Source reports

• Stationary traffic, Broken down vehicle
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (1 sign; furthest along: A14 eastbound within J24B).
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (1 sign; furthest along: A14 eastbound between J23 and J24B).
• Slow traffic
• A14 eastbound between J23 and J24B

Other recent incidents on the A14

• A14 stopped traffic J7–J8yesterday 16:56 · cleared after 1 h 27 min
• A14 reported crash J32–J33 eastboundyesterday 09:22 · cleared after 1 h 39 min
• A14 stopped traffic J1 westboundyesterday 05:15 · cleared after 1 h 50 min
• A14 crash J51–J52Tue 18:25 · cleared after 46 min
• A14 crash J32–J31 westboundTue 08:35 · cleared after 1 h 21 min
• A14 crash J37–J36Mon 15:15 · cleared after 1 h 36 min
• A14 closed J39–J38Sun 03:36 · cleared after 18 min
• A14 crash J8–J7 westboundSun 01:56 · cleared after 1 h 46 min
• A14 crash J38–J39 eastboundSat 21:29 · cleared after 1 h 11 min
• A14 closed J1Sat 04:17 · cleared after 16 min

Live traffic and past incidents at A14 J23 and A14 J24B.

The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.