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M40 — UK Road Accident Archive

Motorway and A-road collisions from National Highways. Instant evidence reports from 99p.

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57 incidents found on M40
M40 2 related
Severe Overturned Vehicle
M40 J4 southbound access | Southbound | Overturned Vehicle
Location : The M40 southbound entry slip at junction J4 . Reason : Accident involving an overturned vehicle. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 12:00
📅 20 Mar 2026, 10:28 📍 High Wycombe, Marlow
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Severe Overturned Vehicle M40 southbound between J3 and J2 | Southbound | Overturned Vehicle Cleared 10:30 View →
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Severe Accident ↺ 1h 1m
M40 southbound between J1A and J1 | Southbound | Accident
Location : The M40 southbound between junctions J1A and J1 . Lane Closures : Lanes 2 and 3 are closed. Reason : Road traffic collision. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is exp
📅 18 Mar 2026, 18:03 📍 High Wycombe, Beaconsfield
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Severe Accident ↺ 1h 6m
M40 northbound between J15 and J16 | Northbound | Accident
Location : The M40 northbound between junctions J15 and J16 . Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed. Reason : Road traffic collision. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear :
📅 15 Mar 2026, 14:58 📍 Leamington Spa, Kenilworth
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Severe Accident ↺ 2h 4m
M40 northbound between J3 and J4 | Northbound | Accident
Location : The M40 northbound between junctions J3 and J4 . Lane Closures : Lane three is closed. Reason : Road traffic collision. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected
📅 15 Mar 2026, 13:00 📍 High Wycombe, Marlow
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Severe Vehicle Fire ↺ 1h 0m
M40 southbound between J13 and J12 | Southbound | Vehicle Fire
Location : The M40 southbound between junctions J14 and J12 . Lane Closures : The hard shoulder, lanes 1 and 2 are closed. Reason : Vehicle fire. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The ev
📅 11 Mar 2026, 14:04 📍 Banbury, Southam
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M40 2 related
Severe Accident ↺ 3h 0m
M40 southbound between J9 and J8A | Southbound | Accident
Location : The M40 southbound between junctions J9 and J8A . Reason : Road traffic collision. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 12:45 and 13:00 on 9
📅 9 Mar 2026, 07:04 📍 Oxford, Abingdon
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Severe Accident M40 J9 southbound access | Southbound | Accident Cleared 10:05 View →
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Severe Accident ↺ 1h 5m
M40 northbound between J2 and J3 | Northbound | Accident
Location : The M40 northbound between junctions J2 and J4 . Lane Closures : The hard shoulder, lanes 1 and 2 are closed. Reason : Road traffic collision. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear
📅 8 Mar 2026, 00:59 📍 High Wycombe, Marlow
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Severe Vehicle Fire ↺ 1h 9m
M40 northbound between J1A and J2 | Northbound | Vehicle Fire
Location : The M40 northbound between junctions J1A and J2 . Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed. Reason : Vehicle fire. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event i
📅 6 Mar 2026, 16:55 📍 High Wycombe, Marlow
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Severe Accident ↺ 1h 12m
M40 northbound between J3 and J4 | Northbound | Accident
Location : The M40 northbound between junctions J3 and J4 . Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed. Reason : Road traffic collision. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : Th
📅 6 Mar 2026, 10:22 📍 High Wycombe, Marlow
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Severe Accident ↺ 55m
M40 J1 southbound exit | Southbound | Accident
Location : The M40 southbound exit slip at junction J1 . Lane Closures : Lane one is closed. Reason : Road traffic collision. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to cl
📅 28 Feb 2026, 07:09 📍 High Wycombe, Beaconsfield
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M40 3 related
Severe Accident ↺ 3h 26m
fast slip from A404 northbound to M40 northbound | Northbound | Accident
Location : The M40 northbound. Reason : Road traffic collision. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 08:00 and 08:15 on 27 February 2026. Return To Nor
📅 27 Feb 2026, 00:28 📍 High Wycombe, Marlow
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Severe Accident M40 J4 northbound access | Northbound | Accident Cleared 03:55 View → Severe Accident M40 northbound between J4 and J5 | Northbound | Accident Cleared 04:25 View →
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Moderate Accident
M40 southbound between J13 and J12 | Southbound | Accident
Location : The M40 southbound between junctions J14 and J12 . Reason : Road traffic collision. Status : Cleared.
📅 25 Feb 2026, 07:14 📍 Banbury, Southam
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Severe Accident ↺ 1h 27m
M40 southbound within J9 | Southbound | Accident
Location : The M40 southbound at junction J9 . Lane Closures : Lane two is closed. Reason : Road traffic collision. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear betwee
📅 23 Feb 2026, 20:03 📍 Oxford, Kidlington
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M40 2 related
Severe Accident ↺ 7h 0m
M40 J4 southbound access | Southbound | Accident
Location : The M40 southbound entry slip at junction J4 . Reason : Road traffic collision. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 07:45 and 08:00 on 22 Fe
📅 21 Feb 2026, 20:59 📍 High Wycombe, Marlow
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Severe Accident M40 southbound between J4 and J3 | Southbound | Accident Cleared 04:00 View →
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Severe Overturned Vehicle
M40 J2 southbound exit | Southbound | Overturned Vehicle
Location : The M40 southbound exit slip at junction J2 . Reason : Accident involving an overturned vehicle. Status : Cleared.
📅 20 Feb 2026, 12:54 📍 High Wycombe, Marlow
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Severe Vehicle Fire ↺ 56m
M40 northbound between J8A and J9 | Northbound | Vehicle Fire
Location : The M40 northbound between junctions J8A and J9 . Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed. Reason : Vehicle fire. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event i
📅 20 Feb 2026, 07:38 📍 Oxford, Abingdon
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M40 2 related
Severe Accident ↺ 36m
M40 southbound within J15 | Southbound | Accident
Location : The M40 southbound between junctions J16 and J15 . Lane Closures : The hard shoulder, lanes 1 and 2 are closed. Reason : Road traffic collision. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clea
📅 17 Feb 2026, 07:23 📍 Leamington Spa, Kenilworth
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Severe Accident M40 J15 southbound exit (before fast slip) | Southbound | Accident Cleared 07:30 View →
M40 2 related
Moderate Accident ↺ 31m
M40 southbound between J4 and J3 | Southbound | Congestion
Location : The M40 southbound between junctions J4 and J3 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:15 and 13:30 on 15
📅 15 Feb 2026, 13:03 📍 High Wycombe, Marlow
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Moderate M40 southbound between J4 and J3 | Southbound | Accident Cleared 13:35 View →
M40 2 related
Severe Accident ↺ 1h 35m
M40 northbound between J15 and J16 | Northbound | Flooding
Location : The M40 northbound between junctions J15 and J16 . Lane Closures : Lane three is closed. Reason : Flooding. Status : Currently Active. Lanes Closed : There is one of three lanes closed
📅 15 Feb 2026, 10:29 📍 Leamington Spa, Kenilworth
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