M40 crash J5–J4 southbound

Crash on the M40 southbound at J5–J4 on Sunday 1 November 2026, from 16:07. Cleared at 19:16 after 3 h 9 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 19:16 on 1 Nov 2026, after 3 h 9 min

Location

M40 southbound · J5–J4

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Delay ~5 min

Sources

TomTom · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. Sun 16:07 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. Sun 16:12 TomTom no longer reports it
3. Sun 16:12 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. Sun 16:16 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
5. Sun 16:30 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
6. Sun 16:35 TomTom no longer reports it
7. Sun 16:35 All clear: no source reports it any more
8. Sun 16:44 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
9. Sun 16:48 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
10. Sun 16:53 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
11. Sun 17:02 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
12. Sun 17:03 TomTom no longer reports it
13. Sun 17:03 All clear: no source reports it any more
14. Sun 17:06 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
15. Sun 17:11 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
16. Sun 17:20 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
17. Sun 17:25 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
18. Sun 17:35 TomTom no longer reports it
19. Sun 17:35 All clear: no source reports it any more
20. Sun 17:39 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
21. Sun 17:57 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
22. Sun 18:07 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
23. Sun 18:28 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
24. Sun 18:39 TomTom no longer reports it
25. Sun 18:39 All clear: no source reports it any more
26. Sun 19:16 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
27. Sun 19:16 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (1 sign; furthest along: M40 southbound between J5 and J4).

Other recent incidents on the M40

• M40 reported crash J11–J10 southboundSun 18:49 · cleared after 1 h 27 min
• M40 reported crash J11 northboundSun 18:10 · cleared after 1 h 5 min
• M40 reported crash J11–J10 southboundSat 13:31 · cleared after 38 min
• M40 reported crash J11 northboundFri 18:07 · cleared after 56 min
• M40 crash J5–J4 southboundFri 15:40 · cleared after 3 h 6 min
• M40 crash J11 northboundFri 14:20 · cleared after 2 h 55 min
• M40 reported crash J11 northbound27 Oct 2026 08:42 · cleared after 11 h 39 min
• M40 crash J5–J427 Oct 2026 07:44 · cleared after 1 h 19 min
• M40 stopped traffic J3–J4 northbound26 Oct 2026 17:20 · cleared after 2 h 3 min
• M40 reported crash J1A–J2 northbound26 Oct 2026 08:19 · cleared after 42 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M40 J5 and M40 J4.

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