M23 crash J10 northbound

Crash on the M23 northbound at J10 on Thursday 12 November 2026, from 14:57. Still reported at 16:40 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Live since 14:57 (1 h 44 min)

Location

M23 northbound · J10

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Delay ~4 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×2 · TomTom

Timeline

1. 14:57 Motorway signs: “DEBRIS IN ROAD”
2. 15:17 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
3. 15:38 TomTom: collision, “Slow traffic, Incident, Broken down vehicle”, delay ~4 min
4. 15:42 TomTom no longer reports it
5. 15:53 Motorway signs no longer show “DEBRIS IN ROAD”

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “DEBRIS IN ROAD” (3 signs; furthest along: M23 northbound between J10 and J9).
• Slow traffic, Incident, Broken down vehicle
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (1 sign; furthest along: M23 northbound between J10 and J9).

Other recent incidents on the M23

• M23 closed J9–J8 southbound08:36 · cleared after 1 h 12 min
• M23 crash J8–J9 southboundMon 12:05 · cleared after 1 h 28 min
• M23 crash J9–J8 northbound3 Nov 2026 14:10 · cleared after 1 h 55 min
• M23 crash J9–J8 northbound2 Nov 2026 14:17 · cleared after 1 h 59 min
• M23 crash J9–J8 northbound1 Nov 2026 13:37 · cleared after 1 h 37 min
• M23 crash J10 southbound31 Oct 2026 22:35 · cleared after 1 h 36 min
• M23 crash J10A–J1031 Oct 2026 16:47 · cleared after 45 min
• M23 stopped traffic J9–J8 northbound23 Oct 2026 15:24 · cleared after 5 h 36 min
• M23 crash J9–J8 northbound21 Oct 2026 07:24 · cleared after 1 h 26 min
• M23 crash J9–J8 northbound17 Oct 2026 01:47 · cleared after 4 h 39 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M23 J10.

The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.