M23 crash J9–J8 southbound

Crash on the M23 southbound at J9–J8 on Friday 16 October 2026, from 19:43. Cleared at 20:54 after 1 h 11 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 20:54 on 16 Oct 2026, after 1 h 11 min

Location

M23 southbound · J9–J8

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~32 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×2 · TomTom

Timeline

1. 19:43 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
2. 19:47 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
3. 20:06 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~15 min
4. 20:11 TomTom no longer reports it
5. 20:20 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~27 min (reported again)
6. 20:24 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
7. 20:38 TomTom no longer reports it
8. 20:54 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
9. 20:54 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS” (13 signs; furthest along: M23 southbound between J8 and J9).
• Stationary traffic, Incident
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT [HCA2]” (12 signs; furthest along: M23 southbound between J8 and J9).

Other recent incidents on the M23

• M23 crash J9–J8 southboundyesterday 08:19 · cleared after 10 h 27 min
• M23 closed J9–J10 southboundyesterday 02:47 · cleared after 1 h 29 min
• M23 crash J10 northboundWed 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

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