A42 crash

Crash on the A42 on Wednesday 4 November 2026, from 09:08. Cleared at 11:07 after 1 h 59 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status

Cleared 11:07 on 4 Nov 2026, after 1 h 59 min

Location

A42

Reported as

Road closed

Lanes

Road closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~81 min

Sources

TomTom ×2

Timeline

1. 09:08 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~43 min
2. 09:12 TomTom: road closed
3. 09:17 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~31 min (reported again)
4. 10:07 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~77 min (reported again)
5. 10:57 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
6. 11:02 TomTom: delay now ~31 min (was ~49)
7. 11:07 TomTom no longer reports it
8. 11:07 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Stationary traffic
• Closed

Other recent incidents on the A42

• A42 stopped traffic28 Oct 2026 15:15 · cleared after 1 h 34 min
• A42 closed16 Oct 2026 16:15 · cleared after 37 min
• A42 reported crash southbound11 Oct 2026 15:55 · cleared after 65 h 39 min

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