M40 crash J1A–J2 northbound

Cleared Cleared at 13:53 on 5 Oct 2026, after 36 min.

Crash on the M40 northbound at J1A–J2 on Monday 5 October 2026, from 13:17. Cleared at 13:53 after 36 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs.

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   M40 northbound · J1A–J2

   Collision

   yesterday 13:17–yesterday 13:53 (cleared after 36 min)

   Motorway signs

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Timeline

1. yesterday 13:17 Motorway signs: “COLLISION ON SLIP ROAD”
2. yesterday 13:53 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION ON SLIP ROAD”
3. yesterday 13:53 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION ON SLIP ROAD” (1 sign; furthest along: M40 northbound between J1A and J2).

Other recent incidents on the M40

• M40 crash J5–J4 southbound · yesterday 15:44, cleared after 40 min
• M40 stopped traffic J5–J4 southbound · Sun 14:48, cleared after 4 h 22 min
• M40 reported crash J11 northbound · Thu 21:51, cleared after 35 min
• M40 crash J10 southbound · Thu 12:05, cleared after 1 h 29 min
• M40 crash J16–J15 southbound · Thu 07:26, cleared after 1 h 26 min
• M40 closed J3–J4 · Wed 00:47, cleared after 3 h 45 min
• M40 crash J2–J3 northbound · 29 Sept 2026 19:04, cleared after 1 h 9 min
• M40 reported crash J13–J14 northbound · 29 Sept 2026 13:32, cleared after 40 min
• M40 reported crash J15–J16 northbound · 29 Sept 2026 13:32, cleared after 40 min
• M40 crash J3–J2 southbound · 29 Sept 2026 11:25, cleared after 46 min

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