M3 crash J3–J2 eastbound
Live Still reported at 16:28 UK time, since 14:04 (2 h 24 min).
Crash on the M3 eastbound at J3–J2 on Friday 9 October 2026, from 14:04. Still reported at 16:28 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.
M3 eastbound · J3–J2
Collision
since 14:04 (2 h 24 min) · delay ~5 min · queue 2.5 mi
Motorway signs ×2 · TomTom ×4
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Timeline
- Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
- TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~15 min
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~27 min
- TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~27), “Slow traffic”
- Motorway signs: “INCIDENT”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~11 min
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom no longer reports it
- Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT”
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- TomTom: broken-down vehicle, “Queuing traffic, Broken down vehicle”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
- TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Broken down vehicle”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Broken down vehicle”
- TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”
What the sources said
- Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (1 sign; furthest along: M3 eastbound between J3 and J2).
- Queuing traffic
- Stationary traffic, Incident
- Slow traffic
- Overhead signs read “INCIDENT” (1 sign; furthest along: M3 westbound between J2 and J3).
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About this page
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.