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M2 crash J4–J3 eastbound

Crash on the M2 eastbound at J4–J3 on Wednesday 28 October 2026, from 00:18. Cleared at 07:54 after 31 h 37 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status
Cleared 07:54 on 29 Oct 2026, after 31 h 37 min
Location
M2 eastbound · J4–J3
Reported as
Collision
Lanes
Road closed
At its worst
Stationary traffic · delay ~91 min
Sources
TomTom ×6 · Motorway signs
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Timeline

  1. TomTom: road closed
  2. TomTom: road closed
  3. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~12 min
  4. TomTom: delay now ~41 min (was ~30)
  5. TomTom: delay now ~57 min (was ~41)
  6. TomTom: delay now ~53 min (was ~31)
  7. TomTom: delay now ~31 min (was ~50)
  8. TomTom: delay now ~44 min (was ~31)
  9. TomTom: delay now ~23 min (was ~44)
  10. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~39 min
  11. TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~29)
  12. TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~13)
  13. TomTom: delay now ~28 min (was ~21)
  14. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~12 min (reported again)
  15. TomTom: delay now ~20 min (was ~15)
  16. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~52 min (reported again)
  17. TomTom: delay now ~27 min (was ~52)
  18. TomTom: delay now ~39 min (was ~29)
  19. TomTom: delay now ~53 min (was ~39)
  20. TomTom: delay now ~70 min (was ~53)
  21. TomTom: delay now ~23 min (was ~63)
  22. TomTom: delay now ~32 min (was ~20)
  23. Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
  24. TomTom: delay now ~25 min (was ~19)
  25. TomTom: collision, “Accident, Lane closed”
  26. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~20 min (reported again)
  27. TomTom: delay now ~25 min (was ~19)
  28. TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~33)
  29. TomTom: delay now ~29 min (was ~21)
  30. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~50 min (reported again)
  31. TomTom: road closed (reported again)
  32. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~50 min (reported again)
  33. TomTom: road closed (reported again)
  34. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~71 min (reported again)
  35. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~32 min (reported again)
  36. TomTom: collision, “Accident, Lane closed” (reported again)
  37. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~61 min (reported again)
  38. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min
  39. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~27 min (reported again)
  40. TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~20), “Queuing traffic”
  41. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  42. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  43. TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~31)
  44. TomTom: delay now ~32 min (was ~17)
  45. TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~32)
  46. TomTom: delay now ~91 min (was ~12)
  47. TomTom: delay now ~32 min (was ~91)
  48. TomTom: delay now ~22 min (was ~32)
  49. TomTom: delay now ~40 min (was ~21)
  50. TomTom: delay now ~9 min (was ~40)
  51. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
  52. TomTom: still reported after more than 12 hours, so treated as out of date
  53. Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
  54. All clear: no source reports it any more

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