A CRASH that closed a slip road at a key M40 junction this morning has been cleared.
Traffic officers have moved vehicles away from the lanes on the northbound entry slip road at junction 11, Banbury.
Lane two of the slip road was closed to deal with the collision, which affected drivers heading north on the M40 towards Birmingham.
#M40 J11 Westbound entry slip, All vehicles have been moved out of live lane and all lanes are running. Banbury
— Highways England (@HighwaysEAST) July 18, 2019
Highways England tweeted that Thames Valley Police's roads policing unit also attended the incident.
Read also: Crash causes huge delays on M40 near Bicester
Yesterday evening, drivers faced delays of up to 90 minutes and almost six miles of congestion after a crash on the northbound side between junctions 8A and 9.
The incident damaged the central barriers and caused two lanes to be closed.
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