M42 crash J2 southbound

Cleared Cleared at 17:46 on 6 Oct 2026, after 2 h 5 min.

Crash on the M42 southbound at J2 on Tuesday 6 October 2026, from 15:41. Cleared at 17:46 after 2 h 5 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

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   M42 southbound · J2

   Collision

   Tue 15:41–Tue 17:46 (cleared after 2 h 5 min) · delay ~3 min · queue 4.0 mi

   TomTom · Motorway signs

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Timeline

1. Tue 15:41 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. Tue 15:47 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~22 min
3. Tue 16:01 TomTom: delay now ~43 min (was ~33)
4. Tue 16:10 TomTom: delay now ~68 min (was ~51)
5. Tue 16:30 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
6. Tue 16:37 TomTom: delay now ~6 min (was ~32), “Queuing traffic”
7. Tue 16:51 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
8. Tue 16:56 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. Tue 17:09 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
10. Tue 17:46 TomTom no longer reports it
11. Tue 17:46 All clear: no source reports it any more

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 crash J10–J9 southbound · Fri 16:37, cleared after 5 h 4 min
• M42 reported crash J4A southbound · Fri 11:55, cleared after 1 h 12 min
• M42 crash J2–J3 northbound · Thu 19:07, cleared after 50 min
• M42 stopped traffic J8–J9 northbound · Thu 12:42, cleared after 1 h 13 min
• M42 crash J8–J9 northbound · Thu 07:05, cleared after 11 h 50 min
• M42 crash J2–J1 southbound · Tue 23:26, cleared after 1 h 36 min
• M42 delays J5–J4 · Tue 15:19, cleared after 3 h 13 min
• M42 reported crash J7A–J7 southbound · 30 Sept 2026 20:19, cleared after 188 h 7 min
• M42 crash J10–J11 · 30 Sept 2026 16:45, cleared after 1 h 32 min
• M42 reported crash J10–J11 northbound · 30 Sept 2026 16:39, cleared after 39 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.