M40 reported crash J3–J4 northbound

Reported crash on the M40 northbound at J3–J4 on Tuesday 10 November 2026, from 04:36. Cleared at 05:37 after 1 h 1 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 05:37 on 10 Nov 2026, after 1 h 1 min

Location

M40 northbound · J3–J4

Reported as

Collision

Sources

Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 04:36 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
2. 05:37 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
3. 05:37 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (2 signs; furthest along: M40 northbound between J3 and J4).

Other recent incidents on the M40

• M40 crash J5–J4 southbound06:19 · Live
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• M40 stopped traffic J2–J1A southboundyesterday 07:16 · cleared after 2 h 45 min
• M40 closed J1A–J2 southboundyesterday 06:01 · cleared after 3 h 6 min
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• 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

Live traffic and past incidents at M40 J3 and M40 J4.

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