A14 crash J39–J38 eastbound

Crash on the A14 eastbound at J39–J38 on Saturday 31 October 2026, from 02:17. Cleared at 16:35 after 14 h 18 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 16:35 on 31 Oct 2026, after 14 h 18 min

Location

A14 eastbound · J39–J38

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

Road closed

Sources

TomTom · Motorway signs ×2

Timeline

1. Sat 02:17 TomTom: collision, “Accident, Lane closed”
2. Sat 04:34 Motorway signs: “A14 J38-J39 CLOSED DUE TO COLLISION”
3. Sat 09:37 Motorway signs no longer show “A14 J38-J39 CLOSED DUE TO COLLISION”
4. Sat 14:17 TomTom: still reported after more than 12 hours, so treated as out of date
5. Sat 16:35 Motorway signs: still reported after more than 12 hours, so treated as out of date
6. Sat 16:35 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Accident, Lane closed
• Overhead signs read “A14 J38-J39 CLOSED DUE TO COLLISION” (7 signs; e.g. A14 eastbound between J23 and J24B). Marker placed near A14 J38–J39 using the signs there, so it is approximate.
• Overhead signs read “A14 J38-J39 CLOSED DUE TO COLLISION” (7 signs; e.g. A14 eastbound between J22 and J23). Marker placed near A14 J38–J39 using the signs there, so it is approximate.

Other recent incidents on the A14

• A14 crash J37–J36yesterday 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
• A14 closed J1Sat 02:06 · cleared after 16 min
• A14 closed J1Sat 00:05 · cleared after 36 min
• A14 closed J1Fri 22:30 · cleared after 31 min
• A14 reported crash J1 westboundFri 15:40 · cleared after 52 min
• A14 closed J11–J10Fri 11:47 · cleared after 1 h 51 min

Live traffic and past incidents at A14 J39 and A14 J38.

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