M40 crash J2–J3 northbound
Cleared Cleared at 20:13 on 29 Sept 2026, after 1 h 9 min.
Crash on the M40 northbound at J2–J3 on Tuesday 29 September 2026, from 19:04. Cleared at 20:13 after 1 h 9 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.
M40 northbound · J2–J3
Collision
19:04–20:13 (cleared after 1 h 9 min) · delay ~13 min
Motorway signs · TomTom
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Timeline
- Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
- TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~11 min
- TomTom no longer reports it
- Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
- All clear: no source reports it any more
What the sources said
- Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M40 northbound between J2 and J3).
- Stationary traffic, Incident
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About this page
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.