M23 crash J9–J8 northbound

Crash on the M23 northbound at J9–J8 on Sunday 1 November 2026, from 13:37. Cleared at 15:14 after 1 h 37 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 15:14 on 1 Nov 2026, after 1 h 37 min

Location

M23 northbound · J9–J8

Reported as

Obstruction or hazard

Sources

Motorway signs ×2 · TomTom

Timeline

1. Sun 13:37 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
2. Sun 13:55 TomTom: collision, “Slow traffic, Incident”, delay ~4 min
3. Sun 13:56 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
4. Sun 14:00 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”
5. Sun 14:04 TomTom no longer reports it
6. Sun 14:14 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
7. Sun 15:14 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
8. Sun 15:14 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT [HCA2]” (1 sign; furthest along: M23 northbound between J9 and J8).
• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (1 sign; furthest along: M23 northbound between J9 and J8).

Other recent incidents on the M23

• M23 crash J9–J8 northboundyesterday 14:17 · cleared after 1 h 59 min
• M23 crash J10 southboundSat 22:35 · cleared after 1 h 36 min
• M23 crash J10A–J10Sat 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
• M23 crash J9–J8 southbound15 Oct 2026 08:19 · cleared after 10 h 27 min
• M23 closed J9–J10 southbound15 Oct 2026 02:47 · cleared after 1 h 29 min

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

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