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A40 traffic at 20:05 on Sunday 18 October: 1 live incident.
From National Highways' closure report, in their words. Times can change - check before you set off.
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The places people drive to most, the A40 junction for each, and live A40 incidents nearby at 20:05.
Home of the Cheltenham Festival; capacity 67,500
Zoo and gardens on the A361, two miles south of the A40 at Burford
City centre with bus gates and traffic filters; large park and ride network
Based on DfT STATS19 police collision records. The A40 has 2,349 recorded collisions at 30 collision hotspots, involving 3,006 casualties (39 fatal). Take extra care here. Ranked by fatal, then serious collisions, then casualties - not by the number of collisions alone.
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Any A40 closure appears in the live feed above within minutes of National Highways reporting it, including tonight's overnight roadworks closures.
There is currently 1 active incident on the A40. The live feed above is updated every 5 minutes, 24 hours a day, from National Highways.
The A40 is typically busiest during morning rush hour (07:00–09:00) and evening rush hour (17:00–19:00) on weekdays.
Roadworks and overnight closures on the A40 are listed above and at /traffic/a40/roadworks/, taken from the National Highways daily closure report.
The A40 connects to: M40, M5, A419, A466.
Each side has its own live page: the A40 eastbound and the A40 westbound each list every accident, breakdown, closure and roadworks on that carriageway, updated every 5 minutes, 24 hours a day, from National Highways. The panel at the top of this page shows both sides at a glance.
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Daily A40 incidents, posted across all four channels.
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Broken down on the A40? Pick the nearest town and call a local firm direct:
On a motorway? If you can, get onto the hard shoulder or into an emergency area, leave by the left-hand doors and wait behind the barrier. Stuck in a live lane: stay in the car with your seatbelt on and hazard lights on, and call 999.