M2 crash J2 westbound

Crash on the M2 westbound at J2 on Thursday 22 October 2026, from 06:31. Still reported at 08:08 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Live since 06:31 (1 h 37 min)

Location

M2 westbound · J2

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~39 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×2 · TomTom

Timeline

1. 06:31 Motorway signs: “COLLISION ON SLIP ROAD”
2. 07:12 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
3. 07:12 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~34 min
4. 07:26 TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~39)
5. 07:31 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Incident”
6. 07:40 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, delay now ~4 min (was ~9), “Slow traffic”
7. 07:44 TomTom no longer reports it
8. 07:56 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION ON SLIP ROAD”

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION ON SLIP ROAD” (2 signs; furthest along: M2 westbound within J2).
• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (2 signs; furthest along: M2 westbound between J2 and J1).

Other recent incidents on the M2

• M2 crash J3–J2 westboundSun 14:59 · cleared after 36 min
• M2 reported crash J2 westboundSat 17:01 · cleared after 59 min
• M2 crash J2–J1 westboundFri 22:14 · cleared after 1 h 11 min
• M2 stopped trafficFri 16:50 · cleared after 1 h 9 min
• M2 stopped traffic J6–J55 Oct 2026 07:38 · cleared after 1 h 36 min
• M2 crash J4–J3 westbound29 Sept 2026 17:24 · cleared after 1 h 49 min
• M2 stopped traffic J523 Sept 2026 12:14 · cleared after 1 h 16 min
• M2 stopped traffic J723 Sept 2026 08:31 · cleared after 1 h 58 min

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