A3 crash Clapham Common North Side eastbound

Crash on the A3 eastbound at Clapham Common North Side on Sunday 1 November 2026, from 07:03. Cleared at 19:04 after 12 h 2 min. Timeline of reports from TfL.

Status

Cleared 19:04 on 1 Nov 2026, after 12 h 2 min

Location

A3 eastbound · Clapham Common North Side

Reported as

Collision

Sources

TfL

Timeline

1. Sun 07:03 TfL: collision
2. Sun 08:22 TfL: “There are no reported delays on diversion.”
3. Sun 12:30 TfL: “Eastbound traffic is slow moving on approach. expect delays.”
4. Sun 13:04 TfL: “Westbound traffic is slow moving along Clapham Common Westside. Expect delays.”
5. Sun 14:28 TfL: “there are no reported delays on diversion.”
6. Sun 15:18 TfL: “traffic signals have failed at this location due to an earlier collision. The northbound movement has been coned off. Use caution on approach. Traffic is flowing well.”
7. Sun 19:04 TfL: still reported after more than 12 hours, so treated as out of date
8. Sun 19:04 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• [A3] Clapham Common North Side (Eastbound) at the junction of [A3] Battersea Rise - The traffic signals have failed at this location due to an earlier collision. The northbound movement has been coned off. Use caution on approach. Traffic is flowing well.

Other recent incidents on the A3

• A3 crash Kingston Road southboundSun 00:34 · cleared after 3 h 42 min
• A3 crash northboundFri 09:32 · cleared after 59 min
• A3 crash Clapham High Street northboundFri 02:09 · cleared after 5 h 16 min
• A3 crash Newington Butts southbound16 Oct 2026 09:24 · cleared after 2 h 50 min

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