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M42 crash J10–J9 southbound

Crash on the M42 southbound at J10–J9 on Thursday 22 October 2026, from 16:11. Cleared at 19:37 after 3 h 26 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status
Cleared 19:37 on 22 Oct 2026, after 3 h 26 min
Location
M42 southbound · J10–J9
Reported as
Collision
At its worst
Stationary traffic · delay ~41 min
Sources
TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs
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Timeline

  1. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
  2. TomTom no longer reports it
  3. All clear: no source reports it any more
  4. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
  5. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  6. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  7. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  8. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  9. TomTom: delay now ~23 min (was ~9)
  10. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  11. TomTom no longer reports it
  12. All clear: no source reports it any more
  13. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
  14. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~8 min
  15. TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
  16. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  17. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
  18. TomTom no longer reports it
  19. All clear: no source reports it any more
  20. Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
  21. TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~32 min (reported again)
  22. TomTom: delay now ~26 min (was ~41)
  23. Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
  24. TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~26)
  25. TomTom no longer reports it
  26. All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

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