M42 crash J10 northbound

Crash on the M42 northbound at J10 on Friday 16 October 2026, from 15:48. Still reported at 17:48 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Live since 15:48 (2 h)

Location

M42 northbound · J10

Reported as

Collision

Delay

~49 min

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~63 min

Sources

TomTom ×3 · Motorway signs ×2

Timeline

1. 15:48 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~8 min
2. 15:52 TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~8), “Queuing traffic”
3. 16:02 TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~13), “Stationary traffic”
4. 16:20 TomTom: delay now ~34 min (was ~21)
5. 16:25 TomTom: delay now ~47 min (was ~34)
6. 16:34 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
7. 16:51 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
8. 17:23 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
9. 17:33 TomTom: broken-down vehicle, “Stationary traffic, Broken down vehicle”, delay ~9 min
10. 17:33 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~11 min
11. 17:38 TomTom: now says collision, delay now ~25 min (was ~11), “Stationary traffic, Accident”
12. 17:43 TomTom: delay now ~35 min (was ~25)
13. 17:47 TomTom: delay now ~49 min (was ~35)

Source reports

• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (2 signs; furthest along: M42 northbound between J10 and J11).
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (3 signs; furthest along: M42 northbound between J10 and J11).
• Stationary traffic, Broken down vehicle
• Stationary traffic, Accident

Other recent incidents on the M42

• M42 delays J315:53 · Live
• M42 reported crash J3A northbound08:11 · cleared after 39 min
• M42 crash J4A southboundyesterday 23:58 · cleared after 50 min
• M42 delays J6yesterday 13:59 · cleared after 4 h 46 min
• M42 stopped traffic J7A–J8Wed 07:30 · cleared after 3 h 36 min
• M42 crash J3A northboundWed 07:27 · cleared after 2 h 26 min
• M42 delays J3A–J3Tue 07:54 · cleared after 1 h 32 min
• M42 delays J9 northboundTue 07:27 · cleared after 3 h
• M42 stopped traffic J11–J10Tue 06:41 · cleared after 55 min
• M42 stopped traffic J10–J9Mon 07:15 · cleared after 2 h 36 min

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