M3 crash J2–J3 westbound

Crash on the M3 westbound at J2–J3 on Thursday 24 September 2026, from 15:40. Cleared at 10:57 after 451 h 17 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 10:57 on 13 Oct 2026, after 451 h 17 min

Location

M3 westbound · J2–J3

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~35 min

Sources

TomTom ×3 · Motorway signs ×2

Timeline

1. Thu 15:37 Motorway signs: “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD”
2. Thu 15:40 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
3. Thu 16:01 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~13 min
4. Thu 16:06 TomTom: now says collision, delay now ~35 min (was ~13), “Stationary traffic, Incident”
5. Thu 16:10 TomTom: delay now ~22 min (was ~35)
6. Thu 16:14 TomTom: delay now ~29 min (was ~22)
7. Thu 16:19 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~21 min
8. Thu 16:23 TomTom no longer reports it
9. Thu 16:27 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~11 min
10. Thu 16:32 TomTom no longer reports it
11. Thu 16:36 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
12. Thu 16:36 Motorway signs no longer show “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD”
13. Thu 16:36 All clear: no source reports it any more
14. Sun 15:01 Motorway signs: “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD” (reported again)
15. Sun 15:31 Motorway signs no longer show “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD”
16. Sun 15:31 All clear: no source reports it any more
17. Sat 15:10 Motorway signs: “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD” (reported again)
18. Sat 15:40 Motorway signs no longer show “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD”
19. Sat 15:40 All clear: no source reports it any more
20. Tue 10:27 Motorway signs: “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD” (reported again)
21. Tue 10:57 Motorway signs no longer show “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD”
22. Tue 10:57 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Stationary traffic, Incident
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (4 signs; furthest along: M3 westbound between J2 and J3).
• Overhead signs read “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD” (1 sign; furthest along: M3 J3 westbound exit).
• Stationary traffic

Other recent incidents on the M3

• M3 crash J4A–J4 eastboundyesterday 17:48 · cleared after 2 h 22 min
• M3 crash J3–J2 eastboundyesterday 17:10 · cleared after 1 h
• M3 crash J2–J3 westboundyesterday 13:33 · cleared after 1 h 36 min
• M3 crash J3–J2 eastboundyesterday 06:59 · cleared after 1 h 30 min
• M3 crash J2–J3 eastboundMon 18:13 · cleared after 6 h 53 min
• M3 crash J2–J3 westbound4 Nov 2026 07:52 · cleared after 2 h 40 min
• M3 crash J2–J3 westbound3 Nov 2026 07:46 · cleared after 38 min
• M3 crash J3–J2 eastbound3 Nov 2026 06:45 · cleared after 2 h 40 min
• M3 crash J3–J2 eastbound1 Nov 2026 15:48 · cleared after 3 h 28 min
• M3 stopped traffic J2–J3 westbound31 Oct 2026 09:57 · cleared after 46 min

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

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