M40 crash J11 northbound

Crash on the M40 northbound at J11 on Friday 30 October 2026, from 14:20. Cleared at 17:14 after 2 h 55 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 17:14 on 30 Oct 2026, after 2 h 55 min

Location

M40 northbound · J11

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~52 min

Sources

Motorway signs · TomTom

Timeline

1. Fri 14:20 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
2. Fri 14:33 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~9 min
3. Fri 15:32 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
4. Fri 15:38 TomTom: delay now ~36 min (was ~22)
5. Fri 17:14 TomTom no longer reports it
6. Fri 17:14 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (13 signs; furthest along: M40 J11 northbound exit).
• Stationary 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 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
• M40 reported crash J1A–J2 northbound26 Oct 2026 08:19 · cleared after 42 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M40 J11.

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