A14 crash J2–J3 eastbound

Crash on the A14 eastbound at J2–J3 on Friday 23 October 2026, from 13:20. Still reported at 17:09 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Live since 13:20 (3 h 50 min)

Location

A14 eastbound · J2–J3

Reported as

Collision

Delay

~6 min

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~29 min

Sources

TomTom ×6 · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 13:20 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
2. 13:39 TomTom no longer reports it
3. 13:39 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. 13:47 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
5. 14:01 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
6. 14:06 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
7. 14:15 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
8. 14:19 TomTom: delay now ~6 min (was ~11)
9. 14:33 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
10. 14:34 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
11. 14:42 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~7 min
12. 14:51 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
13. 15:01 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
14. 15:10 TomTom no longer reports it
15. 15:10 All clear: no source reports it any more
16. 15:37 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
17. 15:38 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
18. 15:43 TomTom no longer reports it
19. 15:43 All clear: no source reports it any more
20. 15:51 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~15 min
21. 15:51 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
22. 16:34 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
23. 16:41 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~12 min
24. 16:41 TomTom: delay now ~4 min (was ~23), “Slow traffic”
25. 16:41 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
26. 16:46 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
27. 16:46 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
28. 16:51 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
29. 17:00 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (2 signs; furthest along: A14 eastbound between J2 and J3).
• Stationary traffic

Other recent incidents on the A14

• A14 stopped traffic J38–J3715:47 · Live
• A14 closed J39–J3800:36 · cleared after 32 min
• A14 closed J24B–J23yesterday 10:14 · cleared after 32 min
• A14 stopped traffic J51–J52yesterday 08:52 · cleared after 27 min
• A14 stopped traffic J16–J13yesterday 07:02 · cleared after 28 min
• A14 closed J33–J32yesterday 00:29 · cleared after 2 h 22 min
• A14 stopped traffic J45–J44Wed 08:40 · cleared after 46 min
• A14 stopped traffic J42–J43Tue 16:44 · cleared after 23 min
• A14 stopped traffic J31Tue 08:28 · cleared after 1 h 14 min
• A14 stopped traffic J24BTue 07:24 · cleared after 1 h 18 min

The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.