Live M40 traffic updates tonight as motorway reopens near border of Oxfordshire and Warwickshire

The M40 was closed on the border of Oxfordshire and Warwickshire due to a ‘serious’ crash tonight (Saturday, September 21). Police and paramedics are at the scene on the northbound carriageway and the road was completely shut to traffic between Junction 11 (Banbury) and Junction 12 (Gaydon). The incident and closure first reported at around 8.35pm and a diversion route was put in in place.

National Highways had confirmed the road had reopened – apart from one lane – by 9.30pm.

The road had reopened completely by 11.20pm.

Inrix, the traffic data company, said: “All lanes open, police incident over on M40 Northbound from J11 A422 (Banbury) to J12 B4451 Gaydon Road (Gaydon).”