A40 crash Old Oak Common Lane northbound

Crash on the A40 northbound at Old Oak Common Lane on Thursday 12 November 2026, from 01:39. Cleared at 07:07 after 5 h 28 min. Timeline of reports from TfL.

Status

Cleared 07:07 on 12 Nov 2026, after 5 h 28 min

Location

A40 northbound · Old Oak Common Lane

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

1 of 4 lanes closed

Sources

TfL

Timeline

1. 01:39 TfL: collision
2. 02:41 TfL: “Old Oak Common Lane (Northbound) at the junction of [A40] Western Avenue - Lane one ( of four) is partially blocked due to an earlier collision. Approach with caution, Traffic is flowing well.”
3. 05:37 TfL: 1 of 4 lanes closed (was 0), “(of four) is blocked due to an earlier collision. Approach with caution, Traffic is flowing well.”
4. 06:35 TfL: “Traffic is flowing well.”
5. 07:07 TfL no longer reports it
6. 07:07 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Old Oak Common Lane (Northbound) at the junction of [A40] Western Avenue - Lane one (of four) is blocked due to an earlier collision. Traffic is flowing well.

Other recent incidents on the A40

• A40 closed Abergavenny to Llanwenarth both directionsSun 08:57 · cleared after 4 h 5 min
• A40 stopped traffic Western Avenue eastbound5 Nov 2026 17:12 · cleared after 3 h 43 min
• A40 crash Western Avenue eastbound2 Nov 2026 00:47 · cleared after 1 h 37 min
• A40 stopped traffic westbound1 Nov 2026 11:04 · cleared after 6 h 11 min
• A40 crash St Giles High Street both directions27 Oct 2026 08:50 · cleared after 1 h 44 min
• A40 crash westbound23 Oct 2026 07:25 · cleared after 37 min
• A40 crash Western Avenue eastbound18 Oct 2026 11:30 · cleared after 2 h 20 min
• A40 crash westbound16 Oct 2026 17:34 · cleared after 49 min

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