M23 crash J9–J8 southbound

Crash on the M23 southbound at J9–J8 on Sunday 27 September 2026, from 13:05. Cleared at 14:01 after 55 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 14:01 on 27 Sept 2026, after 55 min

Location

M23 southbound · J9–J8

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Delay ~12 min

Sources

TomTom · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. Sun 13:05 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
2. Sun 13:23 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~12 min
3. Sun 13:27 TomTom: delay now ~6 min (was ~12), “Queuing traffic, Incident”
4. Sun 13:32 TomTom no longer reports it
5. Sun 14:01 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
6. Sun 14:01 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Queuing traffic, Incident
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT [HCA2]” (5 signs; furthest along: M23 southbound between J8 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 J9 and M23 J8.

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