M23 crash J8–J9 southbound

Cleared Cleared at 18:23 on 12 Oct 2026, after 57 min.

Crash on the M23 southbound at J8–J9 on Monday 12 October 2026, from 17:27. Cleared at 18:23 after 57 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

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   M23 southbound · J8–J9

   Collision

   17:27–18:23 (cleared after 57 min) · delay ~28 min · queue 2.7 mi

   TomTom · Motorway signs

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Timeline

1. 17:27 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
2. 17:48 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~16 min
3. 17:57 TomTom no longer reports it
4. 18:02 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~27 min (reported again)
5. 18:11 TomTom no longer reports it
6. 18:23 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
7. 18:23 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (1 sign; furthest along: M23 southbound between J8 and J9).

Other recent incidents on the M23

• M23 crash J9–J8 southbound · 16:22, cleared after 42 min
• M23 crash J8–J9 southbound · 1 Oct 2026 14:31, cleared after 1 h 23 min
• M23 crash J9–J8 southbound · 27 Sept 2026 13:05, cleared after 55 min
• M23 reported crash J8 northbound · 24 Sept 2026 11:44, cleared after 1 h 51 min
• M23 crash J10–J9 northbound · 23 Sept 2026 13:45, cleared after 41 min
• M23 crash J9–J8 northbound · 23 Sept 2026 00:22, cleared after 447 h 32 min
• M23 closed J7 · 22 Sept 2026 22:53, cleared after 2 h 36 min

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