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M40 crash J10–J9 southbound

Crash on the M40 southbound at J10–J9 on Thursday 15 October 2026, from 06:03. Cleared at 08:50 after 2 h 47 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status
Cleared 08:50 on 15 Oct 2026, after 2 h 47 min
Location
M40 southbound · J10–J9
Reported as
Collision
At its worst
Stationary traffic · delay ~94 min
Sources
Motorway signs ×3 · TomTom ×2
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Timeline

  1. Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
  2. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~17 min
  3. Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
  4. TomTom: delay now ~27 min (was ~20)
  5. Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
  6. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
  7. TomTom: delay now ~34 min (was ~26)
  8. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  9. Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
  10. Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
  11. TomTom: now says collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”
  12. TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
  13. Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
  14. TomTom no longer reports it
  15. All clear: no source reports it any more
  16. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~13 min (reported again)
  17. TomTom: delay now ~3 min (was ~13), “Slow traffic”
  18. TomTom no longer reports it

Source reports

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