M20 crash J4–J3 westbound

Crash on the M20 westbound at J4–J3 on Monday 2 November 2026, from 06:41. Cleared at 08:19 after 1 h 38 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 08:19 on 2 Nov 2026, after 1 h 38 min

Location

M20 westbound · J4–J3

Reported as

Collision

Sources

Motorway signs ×2 · TomTom

Timeline

1. yesterday 06:41 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
2. yesterday 07:19 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
3. yesterday 07:19 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. yesterday 07:32 Motorway signs: “COLLISION [HCA0]”
5. yesterday 07:43 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
6. yesterday 07:47 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
7. yesterday 07:52 TomTom no longer reports it
8. yesterday 08:19 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION [HCA0]”
9. yesterday 08:19 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (2 signs; furthest along: M20 westbound within J4).
• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION [HCA0]” (2 signs; furthest along: M20 westbound between J4 and J3).

Other recent incidents on the M20

• M20 reported crash J10A–J11 eastboundyesterday 18:05 · cleared after 1 h 17 min
• M20 crash J5–J4 westboundyesterday 10:57 · cleared after 2 h 53 min
• M20 crash J2–J3 eastboundSat 14:38 · cleared after 5 h 2 min
• M20 reported crash J10A–J11 eastboundSat 08:45 · cleared after 52 min
• M20 reported crash J2–J3 eastboundFri 16:23 · cleared after 40 min
• M20 reported crash J13 westboundThu 18:01 · cleared after 56 min
• M20 closed J2–J1Thu 01:33 · cleared after 1 h 11 min
• M20 closed J10A–J11Wed 23:31 · cleared after 5 h 3 min
• M20 stopped traffic J3–J4 eastboundWed 15:08 · cleared after 5 h 45 min
• M20 closed28 Oct 2026 00:28 · cleared after 3 h 27 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M20 J4 and M20 J3.

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