A3 crash Newington Butts southbound

Crash on the A3 southbound at Newington Butts on Friday 16 October 2026, from 09:24. Cleared at 12:14 after 2 h 50 min. Timeline of reports from TfL.

Status

Cleared 12:14 on 16 Oct 2026, after 2 h 50 min

Location

A3 southbound · Newington Butts

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

1 of 2 lanes closed

Sources

TfL

Timeline

1. 09:24 TfL: collision, 1 of 2 lanes closed
2. 12:14 TfL no longer reports it
3. 12:14 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• [A3] Newington Butts (Southbound) at the junction of [A3204] Kennington Lane - Lane one (of two) is blocked due to a collision. Traffic is slow moving on approach. Expect delays.

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• A3 crash Robin Hood Way southbound26 Sept 2026 08:35 · cleared after 2 h 20 min
• A3 crash Clapham High Street westbound25 Sept 2026 13:38 · cleared after 3 h 17 min
• A3 stopped traffic23 Sept 2026 15:57 · cleared after 1 h 10 min
• A3 stopped traffic Compton → Guildford23 Sept 2026 10:34 · cleared after 1 h 1 min
• A3 crash Clapham Road northbound23 Sept 2026 07:21 · cleared after 11 h 55 min
• A3 closed Manor Way → Down Lane22 Sept 2026 22:36 · cleared after 17 min
• A3 closed22 Sept 2026 22:01 · cleared after 23 h 5 min
• A3 closed Manor Way → Down Lane22 Sept 2026 21:24 · cleared after 4 h 43 min

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