M40 crash: Traffic being 'temporarily held' following multi-vehicle collision - live updates

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20-year-old treated for 'minor injuries'

South Central Ambulance Service rushed to the scene at 7.48am after reports of multi-vehicle collision on the M40 between junctions 4 and 3.

A spokesman said in a statement:

We sent an ambulance to the scene and a 20-year-old male was treated at the scene for minor injuries.

Traffic returns to normal

Traffic has now returned to normal following an earlier multi-vehicle collision on the M40 London-bound between J4 and J3 in High Wycombe.

It is not clear if anyone has been injured.

We have contacted the ambulance service for further details.

Traffic still slow

Traffic is still slow following a multi-vehicle collision on the M40 London-bound between J4 and J3 in High Wycombe.

25 min travel time

Travel time is around 25 minutes.

All lanes now open

Highways England wrote on Twitter:

All lanes are now open on the M40 southbound between J4 and J3 in High Wycombe.

Delays of around half an hour remain with congestion back to J5.

Recovery work completed

The accident has now been moved to the hard shoulder on M40 London bound between J4 High Wycombe and J3 Loudwater.

All lanes have reopened and travel time is around 45 minutes.

Lane three (of three) was closed until around 8.20am while recovery was completed.

All traffic was temporarily being held until around 7.35am.

45 min travel time

At around 8am, motorists faced delays of up to 60 minutes , according to Highways England.

Travel time is now around 45 minutes.

Recovery work underway

Recovery work is now underway after a multi-vehicle collision on M40 London bound, between J4 High Wycombe and J3 Loudwater.

Everything we know so far

• A collision involving four vehicles happened on M40 London bound
• The crash took place between J4 High Wycombe and J3 Loudwater
• All traffic was temporarily being held until around 7:35am
• Normal traffic conditions are expected around 9am
  
• Drivers can expect delays of up to 50 minutes

Traffic conditions

Normal traffic conditions are expected around 9am.

Delays on M40 London bound

Drivers can now expect delays of up to 50 minutes.

'Another mangled car'

A driver tweeted about the M40 crash:

Yet another mangled car in central reservation in dip at Loudwater on M40 motorway between junctions 4 and 3 towards London. Solid queuing traffic back past 4 towards junction 5. Avoid junction 4 at Handycross in Wycombe as clogging up as a result.

Lane three remains closed

Lane three (of three) remains closed following a multi-vehicle crash on the M40 London bound in High High Wycombe.

Delays of up to 60 minutes

Motorists can expect heavy delays of up to 60 minutes, according to Highways England.

Heavy traffic

There is some heavy traffic due to an accident involving four vehicles on M40 London bound.

One lane closed

One lane has been shut on M40 London bound between J4 A404/A4010 (High Wycombe Handy Cross Roundabout) and J3 A40/A4094 (High Wycombe East / Loudwater) due to an accident.