M40 crash J11–J10 southbound

Cleared Cleared at 18:32 on 27 Sept 2026, after 2 h 39 min.

Crash on the M40 southbound at J11–J10 on Sunday 27 September 2026, from 15:52. Cleared at 18:32 after 2 h 39 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

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   M40 southbound · J11–J10

   Collision

   15:52–18:32 (cleared after 2 h 39 min) · delay ~4 min · queue 4.2 mi

   Motorway signs ×3 · TomTom ×2

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Timeline

1. 15:52 Motorway signs: “COLLISION ON SLIP ROAD[HCA0]”
2. 15:57 Motorway signs: “COLLISION ON SLIP ROAD”
3. 16:07 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
4. 16:25 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
5. 16:34 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
6. 16:39 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. 16:46 Motorway signs: “COLLISION ON SLIP ROAD”
8. 17:01 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION ON SLIP ROAD”
9. 17:01 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION ON SLIP ROAD[HCA0]”
10. 17:06 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
11. 17:24 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
12. 17:34 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
13. 17:56 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
14. 18:10 TomTom no longer reports it
15. 18:32 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION ON SLIP ROAD”
16. 18:32 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION ON SLIP ROAD” (1 sign; furthest along: M40 southbound between J11 and J10).
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION ON SLIP ROAD[HCA0]” (1 sign; furthest along: M40 J10 southbound exit).
• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION ON SLIP ROAD” (2 signs; furthest along: M40 southbound between J11 and J10).

Other recent incidents on the M40

• M40 crash J2–J3 northbound · 21:12, still reported
• M40 crash J10–J9 southbound · yesterday 13:30, cleared after 1 h 47 min
• M40 crash J3–J4 northbound · Fri 16:06, cleared after 36 min
• M40 reported crash J1 northbound · Fri 07:26, cleared after 43 min
• M40 reported crash J2–J1A southbound · Fri 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 closed J3–J2 southbound · Thu 11:38, cleared after 57 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

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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.