M3 crash J3–J2 eastbound

Crash on the M3 eastbound at J3–J2 on Sunday 1 November 2026, from 15:48. Cleared at 19:16 after 3 h 28 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.

Status

Cleared 19:16 on 1 Nov 2026, after 3 h 28 min

Location

M3 eastbound · J3–J2

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

1 lane closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~74 min

Sources

TomTom · Motorway signs ×7 · National Highways ×16

Timeline

1. Sun 15:48 Motorway signs: “COLLISION AHEAD”
2. Sun 15:48 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
3. Sun 15:50 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
4. Sun 15:50 Motorway signs: “LANE CLOSED FOR INCIDENT ACCESS”
5. Sun 15:59 TomTom: collision, “Slow traffic, Accident”, delay ~7 min
6. Sun 16:08 TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~9), “Stationary traffic, Accident”
7. Sun 16:12 TomTom: delay now ~42 min (was ~14)
8. Sun 16:31 TomTom: delay now ~36 min (was ~74)
9. Sun 16:34 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
10. Sun 17:07 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
11. Sun 17:15 Motorway signs no longer show “LANE CLOSED FOR INCIDENT ACCESS”
12. Sun 17:17 TomTom: delay now ~50 min (was ~38)
13. Sun 17:23 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
14. Sun 17:23 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
15. Sun 17:24 National Highways: lane closure lifted
16. Sun 17:26 TomTom: delay now ~31 min (was ~50)
17. Sun 17:45 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
18. Sun 17:50 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
19. Sun 18:02 TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~11)
20. Sun 18:07 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, delay now ~5 min (was ~17), “Queuing traffic”
21. Sun 18:12 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
22. Sun 18:15 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
23. Sun 18:15 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION AHEAD”
24. Sun 18:15 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
25. Sun 18:16 TomTom no longer reports it
26. Sun 18:18 National Highways: lane closure lifted
27. Sun 18:29 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
28. Sun 19:02 National Highways: lane closure lifted
29. Sun 19:16 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
30. Sun 19:16 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (1 sign; furthest along: M3 eastbound between J3 and J2).
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION AHEAD” (1 sign; furthest along: M3 eastbound between J3 and J2).
• Overhead signs read “LANE CLOSED FOR INCIDENT ACCESS” (1 sign; furthest along: M3 eastbound between J3 and J2).
• M3 eastbound between J3 and J2
• M3 eastbound within J3
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (1 sign; furthest along: M3 eastbound between J4 and J3).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (3 signs; furthest along: M3 westbound between J2 and J3).
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (2 signs; furthest along: M3 eastbound between J4 and J3).
• M3 eastbound between J4 and J3
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (3 signs; furthest along: M3 eastbound between J3 and J2).

Other recent incidents on the M3

• M3 stopped traffic J2–J3 westboundSat 09:57 · cleared after 46 min
• M3 crash J11–J12 westboundFri 14:22 · cleared after 3 h 49 min
• M3 crash J11–J12Fri 10:23 · cleared after 2 h 41 min
• M3 crash J1–J2 westboundThu 12:24 · cleared after 2 h 32 min
• M3 stopped traffic J11 westboundWed 15:42 · cleared after 3 h 1 min
• M3 crash J3 westbound27 Oct 2026 08:47 · cleared after 11 h 49 min
• M3 crash J3–J2 eastbound26 Oct 2026 19:23 · cleared after 24 h 57 min
• M3 crash J1126 Oct 2026 10:03 · cleared after 2 h 22 min
• M3 reported crash J3 eastbound23 Oct 2026 08:47 · cleared after 46 min
• M3 crash J4–J3 eastbound22 Oct 2026 23:13 · cleared after 1 h 18 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M3 J3 and M3 J2.

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