M18 crash J3 northbound

Crash on the M18 northbound at J3 on Monday 26 October 2026, from 17:38. Cleared at 18:39 after 1 h 1 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 18:39 on 26 Oct 2026, after 1 h 1 min

Location

M18 northbound · J3

Reported as

Obstruction or hazard

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~46 min

Sources

Motorway signs · TomTom

Timeline

1. Mon 17:38 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
2. Mon 18:17 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~36 min
3. Mon 18:26 TomTom: delay now ~25 min (was ~46), “Stationary traffic, Incident”
4. Mon 18:30 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, delay now ~6 min (was ~25), “Queuing traffic”
5. Mon 18:34 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
6. Mon 18:39 TomTom no longer reports it
7. Mon 18:39 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS” (2 signs; furthest along: M18 J3 northbound exit).
• Queuing traffic

Other recent incidents on the M18

• M18 crash J2–J1 southboundyesterday 15:32 · cleared after 3 h 20 min
• M18 stopped traffic J2–J1yesterday 07:27 · cleared after 46 min
• M18 reported crash J2 northboundyesterday 07:19 · cleared after 1 h
• M18 delays J2Fri 16:02 · cleared after 2 h 11 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
• M18 closed J6–J5 southbound24 Oct 2026 17:16 · cleared after 28 h 25 min
• M18 closed J1–J2 northbound24 Oct 2026 17:03 · cleared after 24 h 29 min
• M18 stopped traffic J1–J223 Oct 2026 12:15 · cleared after 7 h 6 min
• M18 crash J1–J2 southbound23 Oct 2026 05:55 · cleared after 1 h 37 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M18 J3.

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