M42 stopped traffic J10–J9 southbound

Stopped traffic on the M42 southbound at J10–J9 on Monday 9 November 2026, from 06:33. Cleared at 09:41 after 3 h 8 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 09:41 on 9 Nov 2026, after 3 h 8 min

Location

M42 southbound · J10–J9

Reported as

Obstruction or hazard

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~41 min

Sources

TomTom ×10 · Motorway signs ×4

Timeline

1. 06:33 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
2. 06:38 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
3. 06:47 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
4. 06:52 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
5. 06:52 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
6. 07:01 TomTom no longer reports it
7. 07:01 All clear: no source reports it any more
8. 07:10 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~8 min
9. 07:10 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~11 min (reported again)
10. 07:15 TomTom: delay now ~23 min (was ~8)
11. 07:19 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~11 min
12. 07:23 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF ANIMALS”
13. 07:24 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
14. 07:28 TomTom: delay now ~26 min (was ~18), “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
15. 07:28 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min
16. 07:37 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
17. 07:42 TomTom: delay now ~41 min (was ~29)
18. 07:45 Motorway signs: “ANIMALS IN ROAD - SLOW”
19. 07:51 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
20. 08:01 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF ANIMALS”
21. 08:28 TomTom no longer reports it
22. 08:31 Motorway signs no longer show “ANIMALS IN ROAD - SLOW”
23. 08:31 All clear: no source reports it any more
24. 08:32 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
25. 08:37 TomTom no longer reports it
26. 08:41 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
27. 08:51 TomTom no longer reports it
28. 08:51 All clear: no source reports it any more
29. 09:00 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~15 min
30. 09:04 TomTom no longer reports it
31. 09:23 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
32. 09:27 TomTom no longer reports it
33. 09:27 All clear: no source reports it any more
34. 09:32 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~7 min
35. 09:41 TomTom no longer reports it

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Queuing traffic, Lane closed
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF ANIMALS” (4 signs; furthest along: M42 southbound between J10 and J9).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF ANIMALS” (4 signs; furthest along: M42 northbound between J9 and J10).
• Overhead signs read “ANIMALS IN ROAD - SLOW” (1 sign; furthest along: M42 northbound between M6 Toll and J9).
• Overhead signs read “ANIMALS IN ROAD - SLOW” (1 sign; furthest along: M42 J9 southbound exit).

Other recent incidents on the M42

• M42 crash J5–J6 northbound15:20 · Live
• M42 reported crash J3A–J3 southboundFri 17:58 · cleared after 47 min
• M42 stopped traffic J10–J9 southboundThu 15:56 · cleared after 1 h 5 min
• M42 reported crash J10 northboundWed 17:07 · cleared after 56 min
• M42 reported crash J10–J11 northboundWed 15:08 · cleared after 55 min
• M42 crash J3A northbound3 Nov 2026 16:21 · cleared after 3 h 6 min
• M42 crash J2–J3 northbound3 Nov 2026 07:17 · cleared after 2 h 8 min
• M42 reported crash J7A–J7 southbound3 Nov 2026 06:42 · cleared after 42 min
• M42 reported crash J7A–J7 southbound2 Nov 2026 12:05 · cleared after 45 min
• M42 stopped traffic J10–J112 Nov 2026 06:46 · cleared after 1 h 50 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M42 J10 and M42 J9.

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