M42 crash J2–J3 northbound

Crash on the M42 northbound at J2–J3 on Tuesday 3 November 2026, from 07:17. Cleared at 09:25 after 2 h 8 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 09:25 on 3 Nov 2026, after 2 h 8 min

Location

M42 northbound · J2–J3

Reported as

Collision

Sources

TomTom ×5 · Motorway signs ×2

Timeline

1. 07:17 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min
2. 07:21 TomTom no longer reports it
3. 07:21 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. 07:26 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~9 min (reported again)
5. 07:39 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
6. 07:49 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~9 min
7. 07:53 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
8. 07:58 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~8 min (reported again)
9. 08:07 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
10. 08:13 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
11. 08:16 TomTom no longer reports it
12. 08:21 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~9 min (reported again)
13. 08:25 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
14. 08:30 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
15. 08:34 TomTom no longer reports it
16. 08:39 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
17. 08:53 TomTom no longer reports it
18. 08:57 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
19. 09:02 TomTom no longer reports it
20. 09:25 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
21. 09:25 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Queuing traffic
• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (5 signs; furthest along: M42 northbound between J2 and J3).
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M42 southbound between J2 and J1).

Other recent incidents on the M42

• M42 reported crash J7A–J7 southbound06:42 · cleared after 42 min
• M42 reported crash J7A–J7 southboundyesterday 12:05 · cleared after 45 min
• M42 stopped traffic J10–J11yesterday 06:46 · cleared after 1 h 50 min
• M42 reported crash J10–J11 northboundSun 19:27 · cleared after 49 min
• M42 crash J10–J9 southboundSun 13:27 · cleared after 2 h 47 min
• M42 crash J10–J9 southboundSun 04:33 · cleared after 39 min
• M42 delays J7A–J828 Oct 2026 07:40 · cleared after 1 h 27 min
• M42 crash J1027 Oct 2026 16:12 · cleared after 2 h 13 min
• M42 crash J5–J627 Oct 2026 15:12 · cleared after 2 h 4 min
• M42 crash J4A southbound26 Oct 2026 17:17 · cleared after 1 h 47 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M42 J2 and M42 J3.

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