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A406 crash A40 → Hanger Lane (A406)

Crash on the A406 at A40 → Hanger Lane (A406) on Wednesday 23 September 2026, from 11:08. Cleared at 19:30 after 8 h 22 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status
Cleared 19:30 on 23 Sept 2026, after 8 h 22 min
Location
A406 A40 → Hanger Lane (A406)
Reported as
Collision
At its worst
Delay ~13 min
Sources
TomTom ×5 · 3 driver reports
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Timeline

  1. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~3 min
  2. TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
  3. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~3 min
  4. TomTom: collision, “Accident”, 3 driver reports
  5. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  6. TomTom no longer reports it
  7. All clear: no source reports it any more
  8. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
  9. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min
  10. TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
  11. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~3 min
  12. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  13. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  14. TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
  15. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
  16. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  17. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  18. TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~6)
  19. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
  20. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  21. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  22. TomTom no longer reports it
  23. All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

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