M18 crash J3–J2 southbound

Crash on the M18 southbound at J3–J2 on Thursday 5 November 2026, from 16:27. Cleared at 17:15 after 48 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 17:15 on 5 Nov 2026, after 48 min

Location

M18 southbound · J3–J2

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Delay ~7 min

Sources

Motorway signs · TomTom

Timeline

1. 16:27 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
2. 16:52 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~7 min
3. 16:57 TomTom no longer reports it
4. 17:01 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min (reported again)
5. 17:09 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
6. 17:10 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
7. 17:15 TomTom no longer reports it
8. 17:15 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (1 sign; furthest along: M18 southbound between J3 and J2).
• Slow traffic

Other recent incidents on the M18

• M18 crash J32 southbound17:37 · cleared after 1 h 2 min
• M18 reported crash J4–J5 northboundyesterday 18:20 · cleared after 44 min
• M18 reported crash J6–J5 southboundyesterday 18:20 · cleared after 44 min
• M18 crash J2–J1 southboundMon 15:32 · cleared after 3 h 20 min
• M18 stopped traffic J2–J1Mon 07:27 · cleared after 46 min
• M18 reported crash J2 northboundMon 07:19 · cleared after 1 h
• M18 delays J230 Oct 2026 16:02 · cleared after 2 h 11 min
• M18 crash J3 northbound26 Oct 2026 17:38 · cleared after 1 h 1 min
• M18 closed J6–J7 northbound24 Oct 2026 17:16 · cleared after 24 h 17 min
• M18 closed J4–J5 northbound24 Oct 2026 17:16 · cleared after 28 h 25 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M18 J3 and M18 J2.

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