M40 crash J11–J10 southbound

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.

Status

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

Location

M40 southbound · J11–J10

Reported as

Collision

Sources

Motorway signs ×3 · TomTom ×2

Timeline

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

Source reports

• 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 reported crash J3–J4 northboundyesterday 18:58 · cleared after 1 h 11 min
• M40 reported crash J9 northboundTue 17:27 · cleared after 1 h 44 min
• M40 reported crash J9–J10 northboundTue 10:49 · cleared after 49 min
• M40 crash J5–J4 southboundTue 06:19 · cleared after 2 h 43 min
• M40 reported crash J3–J4 northboundTue 04:36 · cleared after 1 h 1 min
• M40 reported crash J12–J11 southboundMon 21:21 · cleared after 44 min
• M40 stopped traffic J2–J1A southboundMon 07:16 · cleared after 2 h 45 min
• M40 closed J1A–J2 southboundMon 06:01 · cleared after 3 h 6 min
• M40 reported crash J9 southboundSat 17:40 · cleared after 42 min
• M40 reported crash J9 southboundSat 00:06 · cleared after 41 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M40 J11 and M40 J10.

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