M40 reported crash J11 northbound

Cleared Cleared at 22:26 on 1 Oct 2026, after 35 min.

Reported crash on the M40 northbound at J11 on Thursday 1 October 2026, from 21:51. Cleared at 22:26 after 35 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs.

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   M40 northbound · J11

   Collision

   21:51–22:26 (cleared after 35 min)

   Motorway signs

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Timeline

1. 21:51 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
2. 22:26 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
3. 22:26 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (2 signs; furthest along: M40 J11 northbound exit).

Other recent incidents on the M40

• M40 crash J10 southbound · 12:05, cleared after 1 h 29 min
• M40 crash J16–J15 southbound · 07:26, cleared after 1 h 26 min
• M40 closed J3–J4 · yesterday 00:47, cleared after 3 h 45 min
• M40 crash J2–J3 northbound · Tue 19:04, cleared after 1 h 9 min
• M40 reported crash J13–J14 northbound · Tue 13:32, cleared after 40 min
• M40 reported crash J15–J16 northbound · Tue 13:32, cleared after 40 min
• M40 crash J3–J2 southbound · Tue 11:25, cleared after 46 min
• M40 reported crash J2 southbound · Tue 11:09, cleared after 1 h 2 min
• M40 crash J2–J1A southbound · Mon 16:37, cleared after 13 h
• M40 closed J3–J4 · Sun 21:55, cleared after 51 min

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