M40 crash J8A–J9 northbound

Crash on the M40 northbound at J8A–J9 on Monday 26 October 2026, from 03:49. Cleared at 04:28 after 39 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 04:28 on 26 Oct 2026, after 39 min

Location

M40 northbound · J8A–J9

Reported as

Collision

Sources

Motorway signs

Timeline

1. Mon 03:49 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. Mon 04:28 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
3. Mon 04:28 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: M40 northbound between J8A and J9).

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 crash J5–J4 southboundSun 16:07 · cleared after 3 h 9 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

Live traffic and past incidents at M40 J8A and M40 J9.

The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.