M40 reported crash J12–J11 southbound

Reported crash on the M40 southbound at J12–J11 on Monday 9 November 2026, from 21:21. Still reported at 21:53 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs.

Status

Live since 21:21 (32 min)

Location

M40 southbound · J12–J11

Reported as

Collision

Sources

Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 21:21 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (3 signs; furthest along: M40 southbound between J12 and J11).

Other recent incidents on the M40

• M40 stopped traffic J2–J1A southbound07:16 · cleared after 2 h 45 min
• M40 closed J1A–J2 southbound06:01 · cleared after 3 h 6 min
• M40 reported crash J9 southboundSat 17:40 · cleared after 42 min
• M40 reported crash J9 southboundSat 00:06 · cleared after 41 min
• M40 reported crash J3A northboundFri 17:58 · cleared after 47 min
• M40 reported crash J11 northboundThu 20:05 · cleared after 1 h 5 min
• M40 crash J5–J4 northboundThu 14:15 · cleared after 1 h 53 min
• M40 reported crash J11–J10 southbound1 Nov 2026 18:49 · cleared after 1 h 27 min
• M40 reported crash J11 northbound1 Nov 2026 18:10 · cleared after 1 h 5 min
• M40 crash J5–J4 southbound1 Nov 2026 16:07 · cleared after 3 h 9 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M40 J12 and M40 J11.

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