M40 closed J3–J2 southbound (obstruction)

Cleared Cleared at 12:35 on 24 Sept 2026, after 57 min.

Road closure on the M40 southbound at J3–J2 on Thursday 24 September 2026, from 11:38. Cleared at 12:35 after 57 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

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   M40 southbound · J3–J2

   Obstruction or hazard

   Road closed · Thu 11:38–Thu 12:35 (cleared after 57 min) · delay ~27 min · queue 3.4 mi

   TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs ×3

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Timeline

1. Thu 11:38 Motorway signs: “ANIMALS IN ROAD - SLOW”
2. Thu 11:42 Motorway signs: “ANIMALS IN ROAD - SLOW”
3. Thu 11:42 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
4. Thu 11:57 TomTom: road closed
5. Thu 12:06 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~41 min
6. Thu 12:09 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
7. Thu 12:14 TomTom: delay now ~27 min (was ~44)
8. Thu 12:19 TomTom no longer reports it
9. Thu 12:35 Motorway signs no longer show “ANIMALS IN ROAD - SLOW”
10. Thu 12:35 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
11. Thu 12:35 All clear: no source reports it any more
12. Thu 12:35 Motorway signs no longer show “ANIMALS IN ROAD - SLOW”

What the sources said

• Closed
• Overhead signs read “ANIMALS IN ROAD - SLOW” (1 sign; furthest along: M40 southbound between J3 and J2).
• Overhead signs read “ANIMALS IN ROAD - SLOW” (1 sign; furthest along: M40 northbound between J2 and J3).
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (3 signs; furthest along: M40 northbound between J2 and J3).
• Stationary traffic

Other recent incidents on the M40

• M40 crash J10–J9 southbound · 13:30, cleared after 1 h 47 min
• M40 crash J3–J4 northbound · yesterday 16:06, cleared after 36 min
• M40 reported crash J1 northbound · yesterday 07:26, cleared after 43 min
• M40 reported crash J2–J1A southbound · yesterday 07:19, cleared after 51 min
• M40 reported crash J12–J11 southbound · Thu 22:00, cleared after 38 min
• M40 crash J5–J6 · Thu 16:43, cleared after 1 h 6 min
• M40 reported crash J9 southbound · Wed 21:11, cleared after 39 min
• M40 crash J2 southbound · Wed 14:18, cleared after 4 h 31 min
• M40 closed J11 · Tue 23:36, cleared after 4 h 8 min

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This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.