M42 crash J2 southbound
Live Still reported at 17:26 UK time, since 15:41 (1 h 44 min).
Crash on the M42 southbound at J2 on Tuesday 6 October 2026, from 15:41. Still reported at 17:26 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.
M42 southbound · J2
Collision
since 15:41 (1 h 44 min) · delay ~4 min · queue 3.6 mi
TomTom · Motorway signs
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Timeline
- Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~22 min
- TomTom: delay now ~43 min (was ~33)
- TomTom: delay now ~68 min (was ~51)
- Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
- TomTom: delay now ~6 min (was ~32), “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
What the sources said
- Slow traffic
- Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M42 southbound within J2).
Other recent incidents on the M42
- M42 reported crash J7A–J7 southbound
- M42 crash J10–J11
- M42 reported crash J10–J11 northbound
- M42 crash J2–J3 northbound
- M42 reported crash J3A southbound
- M42 delays J10–J9
- M42 reported crash J10 southbound
- M42 crash J4–J5 southbound
- M42 closed J10
- M42 closed J10
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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.