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.

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   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

1. 19:04 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. 19:22 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~11 min
3. 19:32 TomTom no longer reports it
4. 20:13 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
5. 20:13 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

Other recent incidents on the M40

• M40 reported crash J13–J14 northbound · 13:32, cleared after 40 min
• M40 reported crash J15–J16 northbound · 13:32, cleared after 40 min
• M40 crash J3–J2 southbound · 11:25, cleared after 46 min
• M40 reported crash J2 southbound · 11:09, cleared after 1 h 2 min
• M40 crash J2–J1A southbound · yesterday 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
• M40 crash J10–J9 southbound · Sat 13:30, cleared after 1 h 47 min
• M40 crash J3–J4 northbound · Fri 16:06, cleared after 36 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.