M40 crash J16–J15 southbound

Cleared Cleared at 08:52 on 1 Oct 2026, after 1 h 26 min.

Crash on the M40 southbound at J16–J15 on Thursday 1 October 2026, from 07:26. Cleared at 08:52 after 1 h 26 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

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   M40 southbound · J16–J15

   Collision

   07:26–08:52 (cleared after 1 h 26 min) · delay ~8 min · queue 4.4 mi

   Motorway signs ×2 · TomTom

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Timeline

1. 07:26 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
2. 08:09 Motorway signs: “COLLISION ON SLIP ROAD”
3. 08:18 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~8 min
4. 08:22 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
5. 08:27 TomTom: now says collision, “Queuing traffic, Accident”
6. 08:32 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”
7. 08:36 TomTom no longer reports it
8. 08:52 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION ON SLIP ROAD”
9. 08:52 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (1 sign; furthest along: M40 southbound between J16 and J15).
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION ON SLIP ROAD” (1 sign; furthest along: M40 southbound between J16 and J15).

Other recent incidents on the M40

• M40 closed J3–J4 · yesterday 00:47, cleared after 3 h 45 min
• M40 crash J2–J3 northbound · Tue 19:04, cleared after 1 h 9 min
• M40 reported crash J13–J14 northbound · Tue 13:32, cleared after 40 min
• M40 reported crash J15–J16 northbound · Tue 13:32, cleared after 40 min
• M40 crash J3–J2 southbound · Tue 11:25, cleared after 46 min
• M40 reported crash J2 southbound · Tue 11:09, cleared after 1 h 2 min
• M40 crash J2–J1A southbound · Mon 16:37, cleared after 13 h
• M40 closed J3–J4 · Sun 21:55, cleared after 51 min
• M40 crash J2–J3 northbound · Sun 21:12, cleared after 51 min
• M40 crash J11–J10 southbound · Sun 15:52, cleared after 2 h 39 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.