M23 crash J8–J9 southbound

Crash on the M23 southbound at J8–J9 on Monday 9 November 2026, from 12:05. Cleared at 13:33 after 1 h 28 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.

Status

Cleared 13:33 on 9 Nov 2026, after 1 h 28 min

Location

M23 southbound · J8–J9

Reported as

Obstruction or hazard

Lanes

Road closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic

Sources

TomTom ×4 · Motorway signs ×4 · National Highways ×8

Timeline

1. 12:05 Motorway signs: “PEDESTRIANS IN ROAD”
2. 12:17 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT”
3. 12:17 Motorway signs: “PEDESTRIANS IN ROAD”
4. 12:17 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
5. 12:32 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
6. 12:36 TomTom: now says collision, delay now ~17 min (was ~6), “Stationary traffic, Incident”
7. 12:41 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, delay now ~5 min (was ~17), “Queuing traffic”
8. 12:41 TomTom: road closed
9. 12:45 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
10. 12:54 Motorway signs: “PEDESTRIANS IN ROAD”
11. 12:59 TomTom: road closed
12. 13:02 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT”
13. 13:02 Motorway signs no longer show “PEDESTRIANS IN ROAD”
14. 13:03 National Highways: lane closure lifted
15. 13:04 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~34 min (reported again)
16. 13:08 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~35 min
17. 13:13 TomTom no longer reports it
18. 13:33 Motorway signs no longer show “PEDESTRIANS IN ROAD”
19. 13:33 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT” (6 signs; furthest along: M23 northbound between J9 and J8).
• Overhead signs read “PEDESTRIANS IN ROAD” (3 signs; furthest along: M23 southbound between J8 and J9).
• Overhead signs read “PEDESTRIANS IN ROAD” (1 sign; furthest along: M23 northbound between J9 and J8).
• Closed
• M23 northbound between J9 and J8
• M23 northbound within J9
• Overhead signs read “PEDESTRIANS IN ROAD” (5 signs; furthest along: M23 northbound between J9 and J8).

Other recent incidents on the M23

• 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
• M23 crash J9–J8 northbound17 Oct 2026 01:18 · cleared after 3 h 7 min
• M23 crash J9–J8 southbound16 Oct 2026 19:43 · cleared after 1 h 11 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M23 J8 and M23 J9.

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