M3 stopped traffic

Cleared Cleared at 17:34 on 9 Oct 2026, after 41 min.

Stopped traffic on the M3 on Friday 9 October 2026, from 16:52. Cleared at 17:34 after 41 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   M3

   Queueing traffic

   Fri 16:52–Fri 17:34 (cleared after 41 min) · delay ~7 min · queue 4.9 mi

   TomTom

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~39 min

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Timeline

1. Fri 16:52 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~39 min
2. Fri 17:06 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, delay now ~19 min (was ~29), “Stationary traffic”
3. Fri 17:15 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~20), “Queuing traffic”
4. Fri 17:24 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
5. Fri 17:34 TomTom no longer reports it
6. Fri 17:34 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Slow traffic

Other recent incidents on the M3

• M3 crash J14–J13 eastbound · yesterday 17:06, cleared after 1 h 33 min
• M3 stopped traffic J13–J12 eastbound · yesterday 10:57, cleared after 4 h 31 min
• M3 stopped traffic J12–J13 · Mon 06:54, cleared after 8 h 40 min
• M3 crash J3–J2 eastbound · Fri 14:04, cleared after 2 h 25 min
• M3 reported crash J4–J4A westbound · 8 Oct 2026 08:54, cleared after 32 h 45 min
• M3 crash J3–J4 westbound · 7 Oct 2026 17:05, cleared after 1 h 24 min
• M3 closed J13–J14 · 4 Oct 2026 11:45, cleared after 1 h 56 min
• M3 crash J3–J4 westbound · 3 Oct 2026 18:43, cleared after 120 h 43 min
• M3 crash J4A eastbound · 3 Oct 2026 14:24, cleared after 46 min
• M3 reported crash J11 eastbound · 2 Oct 2026 15:06, cleared after 56 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.