M27 crash J4–J3 westbound

Crash on the M27 westbound at J4–J3 on Thursday 5 November 2026, from 07:17. Still reported at 09:50 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Live since 07:17 (2 h 33 min)

Location

M27 westbound · J4–J3

Reported as

Collision

Delay

~11 min

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~40 min

Sources

TomTom · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 07:17 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
2. 07:31 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
3. 07:59 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
4. 08:03 TomTom: delay now ~33 min (was ~23)
5. 08:37 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”

Source reports

• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (5 signs; furthest along: M27 westbound between J4 and J3).

Other recent incidents on the M27

• M27 crash J7 eastboundyesterday 18:30 · cleared after 2 h 4 min
• M27 crash J8 eastboundyesterday 14:52 · cleared after 1 h 10 min
• M27 stopped traffic J3–J4yesterday 07:42 · cleared after 1 h 22 min
• M27 crash J12 eastbound27 Oct 2026 06:07 · cleared after 2 h 52 min
• M27 crash J12 westbound27 Oct 2026 05:45 · cleared after 13 h 25 min
• M27 reported crash J12 eastbound24 Oct 2026 20:18 · cleared after 42 min
• M27 reported crash J12 eastbound24 Oct 2026 17:07 · cleared after 1 h 22 min
• M27 crash J9–J10 eastbound23 Oct 2026 21:08 · cleared after 2 h 27 min
• M27 reported crash J5–J4 westbound23 Oct 2026 06:16 · cleared after 46 min
• M27 crash J11 westbound23 Oct 2026 06:13 · cleared after 2 h 47 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M27 J4 and M27 J3.

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