M40 crash J3–J2 southbound

Cleared Cleared at 12:11 on 29 Sept 2026, after 46 min.

Crash on the M40 southbound at J3–J2 on Tuesday 29 September 2026, from 11:25. Cleared at 12:11 after 46 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs.

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   M40 southbound · J3–J2

   Collision

   11:25–12:11 (cleared after 46 min)

   Motorway signs

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Timeline

1. 11:25 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. 12:11 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
3. 12:11 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M40 southbound between J3 and J2).

Other recent incidents on the M40

• 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
• M40 reported crash J1 northbound · Fri 07:26, cleared after 43 min
• M40 reported crash J2–J1A southbound · Fri 07:19, cleared after 51 min
• M40 reported crash J12–J11 southbound · Thu 22:00, cleared after 38 min

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