M40 reported crash J5–J4 southbound

Reported crash on the M40 southbound at J5–J4 on Sunday 25 October 2026, from 19:47. Cleared at 20:36 after 48 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 20:36 on 25 Oct 2026, after 48 min

Location

M40 southbound · J5–J4

Reported as

Collision

Sources

Motorway signs

Timeline

1. Sun 19:47 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
2. Sun 20:36 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
3. Sun 20:36 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (1 sign; furthest along: M40 southbound between J5 and J4).

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 J5 and M40 J4.

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