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M40 Severe Cleared

M40 | Oxfordshire | Carriageway Closure | Delays

4 Jul 2026, 11:00 Oxfordshire 58 views

Incident Details

The M40 in Oxfordshire is closed southbound between J9 (Bicester) and J8a (Wheatley/Thame) to recovery a lorry which left the carriageway shortly before 05:00 this morning.

M40
Severe
Cleared
11:00, 4 Jul 2026
14:20, 4 Jul 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

The M40 in Oxfordshire is closed southbound between J9 (Bicester) and J8a (Wheatley/Thame) to recovery a lorry which left the carriageway shortly before 05:00 this morning.

· Update

The M40 in Oxfordshire is closed southbound between J9 (Bicester) and J8a (Wheatley/Thame) to recovery a lorry which left the carriageway shortly before 05:00 this morning.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 45 minutes. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M40 in Oxfordshire is closed southbound between J9 (Bicester) and J8a (Wheatley/Thame) to recovery a lorry which left the carriageway shortly before 05:00 this morning.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 20m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M40 in Oxfordshire is closed southbound between J9 (Bicester) and J8a (Wheatley/Thame) to recovery a lorry which left the carriageway shortly before 05:00 this morning.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 55m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M40 in Oxfordshire is closed southbound between J9 (Bicester) and J8a (Wheatley/Thame) to recovery a lorry which left the carriageway shortly before 05:00 this morning.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 35m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M40 in Oxfordshire is closed southbound between J9 (Bicester) and J8a (Wheatley/Thame) to recovery a lorry which left the carriageway shortly before 05:00 this morning.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 10m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M40 in Oxfordshire is closed southbound between J9 (Bicester) and J8a (Wheatley/Thame) to recovery a lorry which left the carriageway shortly before 05:00 this morning.

· Update

✅ Incident cleared — M40 reopened at 14:20 on 4 Jul 2026. Total disruption: 3h 20m. All lanes open, traffic returning to normal.

· Final update

The M40 in Oxfordshire is closed southbound between J9 (Bicester) and J8a (Wheatley/Thame) to recovery a lorry which left the carriageway shortly before 05:00 this morning.

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

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