M40 crash J5–J6
Cleared Cleared at 17:49 on 24 Sept 2026, after 1 h 6 min.
Crash on the M40 at J5–J6 on Thursday 24 September 2026, from 16:43. Cleared at 17:49 after 1 h 6 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.
M40 · J5–J6
Collision
Thu 16:43–Thu 17:49 (cleared after 1 h 6 min) · delay ~25 min · queue 2.5 mi
TomTom · Motorway signs
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Timeline
- Motorway signs: “M40 J5 TO J6 LANES CLOSED DUE TO COLLISION”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~163 min
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~180 min (reported again)
- TomTom: delay now ~69 min (was ~109)
- Motorway signs no longer show “M40 J5 TO J6 LANES CLOSED DUE TO COLLISION”
- TomTom: delay now ~25 min (was ~37)
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
What the sources said
- Stationary traffic
- Signs on the M25 clockwise read “M40 J5 TO J6 LANES CLOSED DUE TO COLLISION” (1 sign; e.g. M25 clockwise between J15 and J16). Marker placed near M40 J5–J6 using the signs there, so it is approximate.
Other recent incidents on the M40
- M40 crash J10–J9 southbound
- M40 crash J3–J4 northbound
- M40 reported crash J1 northbound
- M40 reported crash J2–J1A southbound
- M40 reported crash J12–J11 southbound
- M40 closed J3–J2 southbound
- M40 reported crash J9 southbound
- M40 crash J2 southbound
- M40 closed J11
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