M3 crash J3–J2 eastbound

Crash on the M3 eastbound at J3–J2 on Monday 26 October 2026, from 19:23. Cleared at 20:20 after 24 h 57 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 20:20 on 27 Oct 2026, after 24 h 57 min

Location

M3 eastbound · J3–J2

Reported as

Obstruction or hazard

At its worst

Delay ~9 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×2 · TomTom ×2

Timeline

1. Mon 19:23 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
2. Tue 07:22 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
3. Tue 07:23 Motorway signs: still reported after more than 12 hours, so treated as out of date
4. Tue 07:27 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
5. Tue 07:31 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
6. Tue 07:45 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. Tue 08:35 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
8. Tue 08:38 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
9. Tue 08:40 TomTom no longer reports it
10. Tue 08:40 All clear: no source reports it any more
11. Tue 11:25 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~9 min
12. Tue 11:30 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”
13. Tue 11:34 TomTom no longer reports it
14. Tue 20:20 Motorway signs: National Highways' sign feed hasn't changed since 08:47, so this is no longer shown
15. Tue 20:20 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (1 sign; furthest along: M3 eastbound between J3 and J2).
• Slow traffic
• Queuing traffic

Other recent incidents on the M3

• M3 crash J3–J2 eastboundSun 15:48 · cleared after 3 h 28 min
• 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 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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