M40 crash J10 southbound
Cleared Cleared at 13:34 on 1 Oct 2026, after 1 h 29 min.
Crash on the M40 southbound at J10 on Thursday 1 October 2026, from 12:05. Cleared at 13:34 after 1 h 29 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.
M40 southbound · J10
Collision
12:05–13:34 (cleared after 1 h 29 min) · delay ~4 min · queue 4.1 mi
TomTom · Motorway signs
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Timeline
- Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
- TomTom no longer reports it
- Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
- TomTom no longer reports it
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
What the sources said
- Slow traffic
- Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (2 signs; furthest along: M40 J10 southbound exit).
Other recent incidents on the M40
- M40 crash J16–J15 southbound
- M40 closed J3–J4
- M40 crash J2–J3 northbound
- M40 reported crash J13–J14 northbound
- M40 reported crash J15–J16 northbound
- M40 crash J3–J2 southbound
- M40 reported crash J2 southbound
- M40 crash J2–J1A southbound
- M40 closed J3–J4
- M40 crash J2–J3 northbound
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