M40 crash J2–J1A southbound
Cleared Cleared at 08:26 on 12 Oct 2026, after 1 h 17 min.
Crash on the M40 southbound at J2–J1A on Monday 12 October 2026, from 07:09. Cleared at 08:26 after 1 h 17 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.
M40 southbound · J2–J1A
Collision
07:09–08:26 (cleared after 1 h 17 min) · delay ~3 min
TomTom · Motorway signs
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Timeline
- Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
What the sources said
- Slow traffic
- Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (7 signs; furthest along: M40 southbound between J2 and J1A).
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