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M3 crash J11 eastbound

Crash on the M3 eastbound at J11 on Friday 16 October 2026, from 09:08. Cleared at 11:54 after 2 h 46 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status
Cleared 11:54 on 16 Oct 2026, after 2 h 46 min
Location
M3 eastbound · J11
Reported as
Collision
At its worst
Stationary traffic · delay ~31 min
Sources
TomTom ×6 · Motorway signs
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Timeline

  1. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
  2. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~10 min
  3. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  4. TomTom no longer reports it
  5. All clear: no source reports it any more
  6. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~18 min
  7. Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
  8. TomTom: delay now ~27 min (was ~20)
  9. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~18 min
  10. TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~18), “Queuing traffic”
  11. Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
  12. TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
  13. TomTom: “Slow traffic, Lane closed”
  14. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~9 min
  15. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~7 min
  16. TomTom: “Slow traffic, Lane closed”
  17. TomTom no longer reports it
  18. All clear: no source reports it any more
  19. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
  20. TomTom: “Slow traffic, Lane closed”
  21. TomTom no longer reports it
  22. All clear: no source reports it any more

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