M3 crash J3–J2 westbound

Crash on the M3 westbound at J3–J2 on Thursday 15 October 2026, from 06:35. Still reported at 08:24 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Live since 06:35 (1 h 49 min)

Location

M3 westbound · J3–J2

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~33 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×2 · TomTom ×2

Timeline

1. 06:35 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
2. 06:41 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
3. 07:10 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident, Broken down vehicle”, delay ~33 min
4. 07:15 TomTom: delay now ~19 min (was ~33)
5. 07:19 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
6. 07:24 TomTom: collision, “Queuing traffic, Incident, Broken down vehicle”, delay ~8 min (reported again)
7. 07:42 TomTom no longer reports it
8. 08:01 TomTom: collision, “Slow traffic, Incident, Broken down vehicle”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
9. 08:05 TomTom no longer reports it

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (1 sign; furthest along: M3 westbound between J2 and J3).
• Slow traffic, Incident, Broken down vehicle
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (1 sign; furthest along: M3 westbound between J2 and J3).
• Slow traffic

Other recent incidents on the M3

• M3 crash J14–J13 eastboundTue 17:06 · cleared after 1 h 33 min
• M3 stopped traffic J13–J12 eastboundTue 10:57 · cleared after 4 h 31 min
• M3 stopped traffic J12–J13Mon 06:54 · cleared after 8 h 40 min
• M3 stopped trafficFri 16:52 · cleared after 41 min
• M3 crash J3–J2 eastboundFri 14:04 · cleared after 2 h 25 min
• M3 reported crash J4–J4A westbound8 Oct 2026 08:54 · cleared after 32 h 45 min
• M3 crash J3–J4 westbound7 Oct 2026 17:05 · cleared after 1 h 24 min
• M3 closed J13–J144 Oct 2026 11:45 · cleared after 1 h 56 min
• M3 crash J3–J4 westbound3 Oct 2026 18:43 · cleared after 120 h 43 min
• M3 crash J4A eastbound3 Oct 2026 14:24 · cleared after 46 min

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