M40 crash near Bicester and Oxford overturns lorry
The M40 collision occurred southbound between junction nine, Bicester[1], and junction 8A, Wheatley at around 3.30am. It initially caused no significant delays but Thames Valley Police and National Highways traffic officers soon arrived on the scene and a recovery operation led to a closure of the motorway stretch. In an update at 10.50am, National Highways said there are 30 minute delays with five miles of congestion as recovery work continues.
A lorry being towed away after the early hours crash on the M40 (Image: National Highways) An earlier National Highways public post said the lorry had “come to rest on its side”.
2 lanes (of 3) are closed on the #M40[2] southbound between J9 (#Bicester[3]) and J8A (#Wheatley[4] @welcomebreak[5]) due to a collision involving a lorry that has overturned, coming to rest on its side.@tvprp[6] and National Highways #TrafficOfficers[7] are on scene. No significant delays. pic.twitter.com/bIHXAU9Xw5[8]
— National Highways: East (@HighwaysEAST) November 11, 2023[9]
The stretch of road reopened around 9am but two lanes remain closed while “recovery and clear-up works continue at the scene”.
A lorry overturned on the M40 on Saturday morning (Image: National Highways)
References
- ^ Bicester (www.thisisoxfordshire.co.uk)
- ^ #M40 (twitter.com)
- ^ #Bicester (twitter.com)
- ^ #Wheatley (twitter.com)
- ^ @welcomebreak (twitter.com)
- ^ @tvprp (twitter.com)
- ^ #TrafficOfficers (twitter.com)
- ^ pic.twitter.com/bIHXAU9Xw5 (t.co)
- ^ November 11, 2023 (twitter.com)