A42 crash J14

Crash on the A42 at J14 on Wednesday 23 September 2026, from 08:14. Cleared at 09:59 after 1 h 44 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status

Cleared 09:59 on 23 Sept 2026, after 1 h 44 min

Location

A42 J14

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~351 min

Sources

TomTom ×5 · 1 driver report

Timeline

1. Wed 08:14 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~6 min
2. Wed 08:16 TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Obstruction on the road”, 1 driver report
3. Wed 08:23 TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Slow traffic, Obstruction on the road”, delay ~1 min
4. Wed 08:32 TomTom: collision, “Accident, Lane closed”
5. Wed 08:32 TomTom: collision, “Accident, Lane closed”
6. Wed 08:35 TomTom: now says collision, delay now ~30 min (was ~6), “Stationary traffic, Accident”
7. Wed 09:03 TomTom: delay now ~351 min (was ~38)
8. Wed 09:04 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, delay now ~35 min (was ~351), “Stationary traffic”
9. Wed 09:17 TomTom: now says collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”
10. Wed 09:31 TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~27)
11. Wed 09:45 TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~16)
12. Wed 09:59 TomTom no longer reports it
13. Wed 09:59 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Obstruction on the road
• Stationary traffic, Accident
• Slow traffic, Obstruction on the road
• Accident, Lane closed

Other recent incidents on the A42

• A42 stopped trafficMon 16:55 · cleared after 32 min
• A42 reported crash southboundMon 16:43 · cleared after 50 min
• A42 delaysSat 13:11 · cleared after 51 min
• A42 crash4 Nov 2026 09:08 · cleared after 1 h 59 min
• A42 stopped traffic28 Oct 2026 15:15 · cleared after 1 h 34 min
• A42 closed16 Oct 2026 16:15 · cleared after 37 min

Live traffic and past incidents at A42 J14.

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