M40 crash J5–J6
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.
- Status
- Cleared 17:49 on 24 Sept 2026, after 1 h 6 min
- Location
- M40 J5–J6
- Reported as
- Collision
- At its worst
- Stationary traffic · delay ~180 min
- Sources
- TomTom · Motorway signs
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
Source reports
- 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 reported crash J9 northbound
- M40 reported crash J9–J10 northbound
- M40 crash J5–J4 southbound
- M40 reported crash J3–J4 northbound
- M40 reported crash J12–J11 southbound
- M40 stopped traffic J2–J1A southbound
- M40 closed J1A–J2 southbound
- M40 reported crash J9 southbound
- M40 reported crash J9 southbound
- M40 reported crash J3A northbound
Live traffic and past incidents at M40 J5 and M40 J6.
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