M3 crash J11 eastbound
Crash on the M3 eastbound at J11 on Friday 16 October 2026, from 09:08. Still reported at 11:19 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.
- Status
- Live since 09:08 (2 h 12 min)
- Location
- M3 eastbound · J11
- Reported as
- Collision
- Delay
- ~9 min
- At its worst
- Stationary traffic · delay ~31 min
- Sources
- TomTom ×5 · Motorway signs
Timeline
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~10 min
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~18 min
- Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
- TomTom: delay now ~27 min (was ~20)
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~18 min
- TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~18), “Queuing traffic”
- Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
- TomTom: “Slow traffic, Lane closed”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~9 min
Source reports
- Queuing traffic
- Slow traffic
- Stationary traffic
- Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (3 signs; furthest along: M3 eastbound within J11).
- Slow traffic, Lane closed
Other recent incidents on the M3
- M3 crash J3–J2 eastbound
- M3 crash J3–J2 westbound
- M3 crash J14–J13 eastbound
- M3 stopped traffic J13–J12 eastbound
- M3 stopped traffic J12–J13
- M3 stopped traffic
- M3 crash J3–J2 eastbound
- M3 reported crash J4–J4A westbound
- M3 crash J3–J4 westbound
- M3 closed J13–J14
The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.