M3 crash J2–J3 westbound

Cleared Cleared at 16:36 on 24 Sept 2026, after 59 min.

Crash on the M3 westbound at J2–J3 on Thursday 24 September 2026, from 15:37. Cleared at 16:36 after 59 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

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   M3 westbound · J2–J3

   Collision

   Thu 15:37–Thu 16:36 (cleared after 59 min) · delay ~29 min · queue 2.8 mi

   TomTom ×3 · Motorway signs ×2

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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

What the sources said

• 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 J10–J11 · 11:04, cleared after 2 h 55 min
• M3 crash J3–J2 eastbound · Wed 16:33, cleared after 1 h 58 min

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This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.