M3 crash J3–J2 eastbound

Crash on the M3 eastbound at J3–J2 on Tuesday 3 November 2026, from 06:45. Cleared at 09:25 after 2 h 40 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs, TomTom and National Highways.

Status

Cleared 09:25 on 3 Nov 2026, after 2 h 40 min

Location

M3 eastbound · J3–J2

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

Road closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~104 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×6 · TomTom ×2 · National Highways ×7

Timeline

1. 06:42 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
2. 06:45 National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
3. 06:50 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
4. 06:55 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~13 min
5. 06:59 TomTom: delay now ~22 min (was ~13)
6. 07:03 Motorway signs: “LANE CLOSED FOR INCIDENT ACCESS”
7. 07:04 TomTom: now says collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”
8. 07:09 National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
9. 07:09 TomTom: delay now ~38 min (was ~28)
10. 07:09 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
11. 07:13 TomTom: delay now ~50 min (was ~38)
12. 07:16 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
13. 07:18 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Accident”
14. 07:18 TomTom: road closed
15. 07:22 TomTom: delay now ~95 min (was ~37)
16. 07:31 TomTom: delay now ~65 min (was ~104)
17. 07:46 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
18. 07:55 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
19. 08:25 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
20. 08:40 TomTom no longer reports it
21. 08:44 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
22. 08:45 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~56 min (reported again)
23. 08:54 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
24. 08:55 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
25. 08:55 Motorway signs no longer show “LANE CLOSED FOR INCIDENT ACCESS”
26. 08:55 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
27. 08:58 TomTom: delay now ~32 min (was ~53)
28. 09:09 National Highways: lane closure lifted
29. 09:12 TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~24), “Queuing traffic”
30. 09:17 TomTom: delay now ~6 min (was ~15), “Slow traffic”
31. 09:21 TomTom no longer reports it
32. 09:25 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
33. 09:25 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (3 signs; furthest along: M3 eastbound between J3 and J2).
• Slow traffic
• M3 eastbound between J3 and J2
• Closed
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (1 sign; furthest along: M3 westbound between J2 and J3).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (2 signs; 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 within J3
• M3 westbound between J2 and J3
• M3 eastbound between J4 and J3
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (6 signs; furthest along: M3 westbound between J3 and J4).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (9 signs; furthest along: M3 westbound between J3 and J4).

Other recent incidents on the M3

• M3 crash J2–J3 westbound07:46 · cleared after 38 min
• 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 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

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

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