M40 crash J10–J9 southbound

Crash on the M40 southbound at J10–J9 on Monday 26 October 2026, from 03:52. Cleared at 05:00 after 1 h 8 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 05:00 on 26 Oct 2026, after 1 h 8 min

Location

M40 southbound · J10–J9

Reported as

Collision

Sources

Motorway signs · TomTom

Timeline

1. Mon 03:52 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
2. Mon 04:06 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
3. Mon 04:10 TomTom no longer reports it
4. Mon 05:00 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
5. Mon 05:00 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (6 signs; furthest along: M40 southbound between J10 and J9).
• Slow traffic

Other recent incidents on the M40

• M40 reported crash J11–J10 southboundSun 18:49 · cleared after 1 h 27 min
• M40 reported crash J11 northboundSun 18:10 · cleared after 1 h 5 min
• M40 crash J5–J4 southboundSun 16:07 · cleared after 3 h 9 min
• M40 reported crash J11–J10 southboundSat 13:31 · cleared after 38 min
• M40 reported crash J11 northboundFri 18:07 · cleared after 56 min
• M40 crash J5–J4 southboundFri 15:40 · cleared after 3 h 6 min
• M40 crash J11 northboundFri 14:20 · cleared after 2 h 55 min
• M40 reported crash J11 northbound27 Oct 2026 08:42 · cleared after 11 h 39 min
• M40 crash J5–J427 Oct 2026 07:44 · cleared after 1 h 19 min
• M40 stopped traffic J3–J4 northbound26 Oct 2026 17:20 · cleared after 2 h 3 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M40 J10 and M40 J9.

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