M2 crash J3–J4 eastbound

Crash on the M2 eastbound at J3–J4 on Monday 26 October 2026, from 12:53. Cleared at 17:56 after 5 h 3 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 17:56 on 26 Oct 2026, after 5 h 3 min

Location

M2 eastbound · J3–J4

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

Road closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~47 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×4 · TomTom ×7

Timeline

1. Mon 12:53 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
2. Mon 13:25 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
3. Mon 13:25 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~34 min
4. Mon 13:32 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
5. Mon 13:35 TomTom no longer reports it
6. Mon 14:07 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
7. Mon 14:15 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
8. Mon 14:20 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~42 min
9. Mon 14:32 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
10. Mon 14:34 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~23 min
11. Mon 14:39 TomTom: now says collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”
12. Mon 14:43 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, delay now ~31 min (was ~18), “Stationary traffic”
13. Mon 14:48 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~22 min
14. Mon 14:57 TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~22)
15. Mon 15:03 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
16. Mon 15:15 TomTom: delay now ~25 min (was ~16)
17. Mon 15:20 TomTom: road closed
18. Mon 15:25 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~47 min (reported again)
19. Mon 15:29 TomTom: delay now ~26 min (was ~47)
20. Mon 15:33 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
21. Mon 15:34 TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~26)
22. Mon 15:38 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
23. Mon 15:43 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
24. Mon 15:47 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~10 min
25. Mon 15:52 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
26. Mon 16:10 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
27. Mon 16:15 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
28. Mon 16:29 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
29. Mon 16:38 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
30. Mon 16:42 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
31. Mon 17:01 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
32. Mon 17:05 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
33. Mon 17:56 TomTom no longer reports it
34. Mon 17:56 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: M2 eastbound between J3 and J4).
• Stationary traffic, Accident
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (1 sign; furthest along: M2 eastbound between J3 and J4).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (5 signs; furthest along: M2 eastbound between J2 and J3).
• Stationary traffic
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (4 signs; furthest along: M2 eastbound between J2 and J3).
• Closed
• Slow traffic

Other recent incidents on the M2

• M2 reported crash J3–J4 eastboundyesterday 18:32 · cleared after 50 min
• M2 crash J6–J5yesterday 07:34 · cleared after 2 h 26 min
• M2 crash J6–J5Sat 12:53 · cleared after 3 h 44 min
• M2 stopped traffic J4–J3Thu 15:00 · cleared after 4 h 27 min
• M2 crash J4–J3 eastbound28 Oct 2026 00:18 · cleared after 31 h 37 min
• M2 closed J4–J326 Oct 2026 12:44 · cleared after 14 min
• M2 crash J3–J2 westbound26 Oct 2026 08:49 · cleared after 42 min
• M2 crash J2 westbound22 Oct 2026 06:31 · cleared after 4 h 34 min
• M2 crash J3–J2 westbound18 Oct 2026 14:59 · cleared after 36 min
• M2 reported crash J2 westbound17 Oct 2026 17:01 · cleared after 59 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M2 J3 and M2 J4.

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