M23 crash J9–J8 southbound

Crash on the M23 southbound at J9–J8 on Thursday 15 October 2026, from 08:19. Cleared at 18:46 after 10 h 27 min. Timeline of reports from National Highways, the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 18:46 on 15 Oct 2026, after 10 h 27 min

Location

M23 southbound · J9–J8

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

1 of 4 lanes closed

At its worst

Delay ~10 min

Sources

National Highways ×4 · Motorway signs · TomTom

Timeline

1. 08:19 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
2. 17:47 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
3. 17:47 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
4. 18:23 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident, Broken down vehicle”, delay ~10 min
5. 18:27 TomTom: “Slow traffic, Incident, Broken down vehicle”
6. 18:32 TomTom no longer reports it
7. 18:45 National Highways: lane closure lifted
8. 18:46 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
9. 18:46 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• M23 southbound between J8 and J9
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (1 sign; furthest along: M23 southbound between J8 and J9).
• Slow traffic, Incident, Broken down vehicle

Other recent incidents on the M23

• M23 closed J9–J10 southbound02:47 · cleared after 1 h 29 min
• M23 crash J10 northboundyesterday 18:12 · cleared after 1 h 57 min
• M23 closed J9–J10 southboundMon 22:58 · cleared after 3 h 51 min
• M23 crash J8–J9 southboundMon 19:33 · cleared after 51 min
• M23 crash J8–J9 southboundMon 17:27 · cleared after 57 min
• M23 crash J9–J8 southboundMon 16:22 · cleared after 42 min
• M23 crash J8–J9 southbound1 Oct 2026 14:31 · cleared after 1 h 23 min
• M23 stopped traffic J9–J8 northbound28 Sept 2026 15:06 · cleared after 1 h 40 min
• M23 crash J9–J8 southbound27 Sept 2026 13:05 · cleared after 55 min
• M23 reported crash J8 northbound24 Sept 2026 11:44 · cleared after 1 h 51 min

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