M18 crash J4–J3 southbound

Crash on the M18 southbound at J4–J3 on Thursday 12 November 2026, from 15:22. Still reported at 15:54 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs.

Status

Live since 15:22 (32 min)

Location

M18 southbound · J4–J3

Reported as

Collision

Sources

Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 15:12 Motorway signs: “M18 J4-J3 COLLISION”

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “M18 J4-J3 COLLISION” (1 sign; e.g. M18 southbound between J6 and J5). Marker placed near M18 J4–J3 using the signs there, so it is approximate.

Other recent incidents on the M18

• M18 crash J4–J515:12 · Live
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• M18 stopped traffic J4–J5Tue 08:09 · cleared after 41 min
• M18 crash J26 Nov 2026 13:59 · cleared after 1 h 4 min
• M18 crash J32 southbound5 Nov 2026 17:37 · cleared after 1 h 2 min
• M18 crash J3–J2 southbound5 Nov 2026 16:27 · cleared after 48 min
• M18 reported crash J4–J5 northbound4 Nov 2026 18:20 · cleared after 44 min
• M18 reported crash J6–J5 southbound4 Nov 2026 18:20 · cleared after 44 min
• M18 crash J2–J1 southbound2 Nov 2026 15:32 · cleared after 3 h 20 min
• M18 stopped traffic J2–J12 Nov 2026 07:27 · cleared after 46 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M18 J4 and M18 J3.

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