A40 closed Both directions (incident)

Cleared Cleared at 13:53 on 27 Sept 2026, after 2 h 40 min.

Road closure on the A40 at Both directions on Sunday 27 September 2026, from 11:13. Cleared at 13:53 after 2 h 40 min. Timeline of reports from Traffic Wales.

A40 · Both directions

Incident

Sun 11:13–Sun 13:53 (cleared after 2 h 40 min)

Traffic Wales

At its worst: road closed

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Timeline

Sun 11:01 Traffic Wales: collision, road closed
Sun 12:33 Traffic Wales: now says incident, road reopened, “Now open : Both directions : Llandeilo to Abergwili”
Sun 12:38 Traffic Wales no longer reports it
Sun 12:38 All clear: no source reports it any more
Sun 13:43 Traffic Wales: incident (reported again)
Sun 13:53 Traffic Wales no longer reports it
Sun 13:53 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

A40 : Now open : Both directions : Llandeilo to Abergwili

Other recent incidents on the A40

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A40 stopped traffic · 2 Oct 2026 17:39, cleared after 33 min
A40 crash Cumberland Gate eastbound · 27 Sept 2026 21:16, cleared after 41 min
A40 crash westbound · 26 Sept 2026 14:47, cleared after 56 h 22 min
A40 reported crash westbound · 25 Sept 2026 07:19, cleared after 51 min
A40 closed Bee's Lane → Kilham Lane · 23 Sept 2026 20:58, cleared after 58 min
A40 stopped traffic · 23 Sept 2026 12:51, cleared after 6 h 39 min
A40 crash Western Avenue eastbound · 23 Sept 2026 11:55, cleared after 3 h 32 min
A40 stopped traffic Western Avenue eastbound · 23 Sept 2026 06:30, cleared after 4 h 13 min
A40 closed J1 · 22 Sept 2026 21:56, cleared after 7 h 29 min

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This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.