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M40 Severe Cleared

M40 | Oxfordshire | Carriageway Closure | Severe Delays 2 hours

7 Aug 2026, 12:49 Oxfordshire 143 views

Incident Details

The M40 in Oxfordshire is closed northbound between J10 and J11 due to a serious collision.

M40
Severe
Cleared
12:49, 7 Aug 2026
16:50, 7 Aug 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

The M40 in Oxfordshire is closed northbound between J10 and J11 due to a serious collision.

· Update

The M40 in Oxfordshire is closed northbound between J10 and J11 due to a serious collision.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 46 minutes. Delays of 120 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M40 in Oxfordshire is closed northbound between J10 and J11 due to a serious collision.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 21m. Delays of 120 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M40 in Oxfordshire is closed northbound between J10 and J11 due to a serious collision.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 56m. Delays of 120 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M40 in Oxfordshire is closed northbound between J10 and J11 due to a serious collision.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 31m. Delays of 120 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M40 in Oxfordshire is closed northbound between J10 and J11 due to a serious collision.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 6m. Delays of 120 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M40 in Oxfordshire is closed northbound between J10 and J11 due to a serious collision.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 41m. Delays of 120 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M40 in Oxfordshire is closed northbound between J10 and J11 due to a serious collision.

· Update

✅ Incident cleared — M40 reopened at 16:50 on 7 Aug 2026. Total disruption: 4h 1m. All lanes open, traffic returning to normal.

· Final update

The M40 in Oxfordshire is closed northbound between J10 and J11 due to a serious collision.

Wording as published by National Highways, recorded as it changed.

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