M40 crash J2–J3 northbound

Crash on the M40 northbound at J2–J3 on Sunday 27 September 2026, from 21:12. Cleared at 22:03 after 51 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 22:03 on 27 Sept 2026, after 51 min

Location

M40 northbound · J2–J3

Reported as

Collision

Sources

Motorway signs

Timeline

1. Sun 21:12 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. Sun 22:03 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
3. Sun 22:03 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (3 signs; furthest along: M40 northbound between J2 and J3).

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 J2 and M40 J3.

The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.