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M23 Severe Cleared

M23 | Surrey | Carriageway Closure | Expect Delays

8 Jul 2026, 02:09 Surrey 63 views

Incident Details

The M23 in Surrey is closed southbound between J8 (near Merstham) and J10 (Crawley) due to a serious road traffic collision. 

M23
Severe
Cleared
02:09, 8 Jul 2026
15:20, 8 Jul 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

The M23 in Surrey is closed southbound between J9 (London Gatwick Airport) and J10 (Crawley) due to a serious collision.

· Update

The M23 in Surrey is closed southbound between J9 (London Gatwick Airport) and J10 (Crawley) due to a serious collision.

· Update

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

· Update

The M23 in Surrey is closed southbound between J9 (London Gatwick Airport) and J10 (Crawley) due to a serious collision.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 10m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M23 in Surrey is closed southbound between J9 (London Gatwick Airport) and J10 (Crawley) due to a serious collision.

· Update

The M23 in Surrey is closed southbound between J8 (near Merstham ) and J10 (Crawley) due to a serious collision. 

· Update

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

· Update

The M23 in Surrey is closed southbound between J8 (near Merstham ) and J10 (Crawley) due to a serious collision. 

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 30m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M23 in Surrey is closed southbound between J8 (near Merstham ) and J10 (Crawley) due to a serious collision. 

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 5m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M23 in Surrey is closed southbound between J8 (near Merstham ) and J10 (Crawley) due to a serious collision. 

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 40m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M23 in Surrey is closed southbound between J8 (near Merstham ) and J10 (Crawley) due to a serious collision. 

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 20m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M23 in Surrey is closed southbound between J8 (near Merstham ) and J10 (Crawley) due to a serious collision. 

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 55m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M23 in Surrey is closed southbound between J8 (near Merstham) and J10 (Crawley) due to a serious road traffic collision. 

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 35m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M23 in Surrey is closed southbound between J8 (near Merstham) and J10 (Crawley) due to a serious road traffic collision. 

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 10m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M23 in Surrey is closed southbound between J8 (near Merstham) and J10 (Crawley) due to a serious road traffic collision. 

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 45m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M23 in Surrey is closed southbound between J8 (near Merstham) and J10 (Crawley) due to a serious road traffic collision. 

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 25m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M23 in Surrey is closed southbound between J8 (near Merstham) and J10 (Crawley) due to a serious road traffic collision. 

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 0m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M23 in Surrey is closed southbound between J8 (near Merstham) and J10 (Crawley) due to a serious road traffic collision. 

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 35m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M23 in Surrey is closed southbound between J8 (near Merstham) and J10 (Crawley) due to a serious road traffic collision. 

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 10m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M23 in Surrey is closed southbound between J8 (near Merstham) and J10 (Crawley) due to a serious road traffic collision. 

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 50m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M23 in Surrey is closed southbound between J8 (near Merstham) and J10 (Crawley) due to a serious road traffic collision. 

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 25m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M23 in Surrey is closed southbound between J8 (near Merstham) and J10 (Crawley) due to a serious road traffic collision. 

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 5m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M23 in Surrey is closed southbound between J8 (near Merstham) and J10 (Crawley) due to a serious road traffic collision. 

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 40m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M23 in Surrey is closed southbound between J8 (near Merstham) and J10 (Crawley) due to a serious road traffic collision. 

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 15m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M23 in Surrey is closed southbound between J8 (near Merstham) and J10 (Crawley) due to a serious road traffic collision. 

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 50m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M23 in Surrey is closed southbound between J8 (near Merstham) and J10 (Crawley) due to a serious road traffic collision. 

· Update

✅ Incident cleared — M23 reopened at 15:20 on 8 Jul 2026. Total disruption: 13h 10m. All lanes open, traffic returning to normal.

· Final update

The M23 in Surrey is closed southbound between J8 (near Merstham) and J10 (Crawley) due to a serious road traffic collision. 

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

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