FA Cup final 2012: motorway closure warning for Liverpool fans after fatal accident on M40 One of the passengers, all of whom were men, was pronounced dead at the scene and three other passengers were taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford with serious injuries, one with life-threatening injuries. I would advise all motorists to avoid the road and find alternative routes as the road closure is expected to be in place for several hours. The southbound carriageway, affecting the football fans travelling to London, is not expected to re-open until 11am with the northbound due to re-open at noon, according to traffic information company INRIX. Diversions are in place using the A40 around the north east of Oxford and then the A34. An INRIX spokesman said: "Liverpool fans heading south are advised to use the M1."