M42 crash J3A northbound

Crash on the M42 northbound at J3A on Tuesday 3 November 2026, from 16:21. Cleared at 19:28 after 3 h 6 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 19:28 on 3 Nov 2026, after 3 h 6 min

Location

M42 northbound · J3A

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Delay ~13 min

Sources

TomTom · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 16:21 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
2. 16:53 TomTom no longer reports it
3. 16:53 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. 16:57 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~13 min (reported again)
5. 17:21 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
6. 17:52 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
7. 18:01 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
8. 18:06 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
9. 18:30 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
10. 18:34 TomTom no longer reports it
11. 18:34 All clear: no source reports it any more
12. 19:28 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
13. 19:28 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: M42 northbound within J3A).

Other recent incidents on the M42

• M42 crash J2–J3 northbound07:17 · cleared after 2 h 8 min
• 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

Live traffic and past incidents at M42 J3A.

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