M40 crash J9–J10 northbound
Crash on the M40 northbound at J9–J10 on Sunday 11 October 2026, from 15:26. Cleared at 17:25 after 1 h 59 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.
- Status
- Cleared 17:25 on 11 Oct 2026, after 1 h 59 min
- Location
- M40 northbound · J9–J10
- Reported as
- Collision
- At its worst
- Stationary traffic · delay ~24 min
- Sources
- TomTom · Motorway signs
Timeline
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~16 min
- TomTom: delay now ~24 min (was ~16)
- TomTom: now says collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”
- Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
- TomTom no longer reports it
- TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~12 min (reported again)
- TomTom no longer reports it
- Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
- All clear: no source reports it any more
Source reports
- Stationary traffic, Accident
- Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: M40 northbound between J9 and J10).
Other recent incidents on the M40
- M40 reported crash J3–J4 northbound
- M40 reported crash J3A northbound
- M40 crash J16–J15
- M40 crash J10–J9 southbound
- M40 reported crash J3A northbound
- M40 crash J2–J1A southbound
- M40 crash J5–J4 southbound
- M40 crash J3–J4 northbound
- M40 crash J5–J4 southbound
- M40 crash J1A–J2 northbound
The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.