M23 crash J9–J8 northbound
Crash on the M23 northbound at J9–J8 on Monday 2 November 2026, from 14:17. Cleared at 16:16 after 1 h 59 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.
- Status
- Cleared 16:16 on 2 Nov 2026, after 1 h 59 min
- Location
- M23 northbound · J9–J8
- Reported as
- Collision
- Lanes
- 2 of 4 lanes closed
- At its worst
- Delay ~18 min
- Sources
- TomTom · Motorway signs ×2 · National Highways ×4
Timeline
- Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
- National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
- TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~11 min
- TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~10)
- National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
- Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
- TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~18)
- National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
- National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
- Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Accident”
- TomTom: delay now ~3 min (was ~9), “Slow traffic, Accident”
- National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed (was 2)
- TomTom no longer reports it
- Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
- National Highways: lane closure lifted
- All clear: no source reports it any more
Source reports
- Slow traffic, Accident
- Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (2 signs; furthest along: M23 northbound between J9 and J8).
- M23 northbound between J9 and J8
- Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (3 signs; furthest along: M23 northbound between J9 and J8).
Other recent incidents on the M23
- M23 crash J9–J8 northbound
- M23 crash J10 southbound
- M23 crash J10A–J10
- M23 stopped traffic J9–J8 northbound
- M23 crash J9–J8 northbound
- M23 crash J9–J8 northbound
- M23 crash J9–J8 northbound
- M23 crash J9–J8 southbound
- M23 crash J9–J8 southbound
- M23 closed J9–J10 southbound
Live traffic and past incidents at M23 J9 and M23 J8.
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