THERE were delays on the M40 southbound earlier this morning due to an accident involving a lorry and a car.

The vehicles crashed at around 6.30am causing one lane to be closed between Junction 9, Bicester and Junction 8A, Oxford Services.

The accident has now been cleared and the lane reopened.

Delays of around 15 minutes were being reported but traffic is beleived to have returned to normal.

Oxford Mail:

Traffic between Junction 9 and 8A at 7.20am Image: Google Maps