M56 crash J3–J2 eastbound

Crash on the M56 eastbound at J3–J2 on Thursday 12 November 2026, from 12:15. Still reported at 14:24 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Live since 12:15 (2 h 9 min)

Location

M56 eastbound · J3–J2

Reported as

Collision

Delay

~12 min

Sources

Motorway signs · TomTom

Timeline

1. 12:15 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
2. 12:52 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
3. 12:52 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. 13:04 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
5. 13:09 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
6. 13:14 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. 13:23 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
8. 13:27 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. 13:45 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (2 signs; furthest along: M56 eastbound between J3 and J2).
• Stationary traffic

Other recent incidents on the M56

• M56 stopped traffic J5–J4 eastbound07:32 · cleared after 3 h 11 min
• M56 crash J3–J4 westboundyesterday 18:20 · cleared after 1 h 58 min
• M56 crash J14–J15yesterday 16:17 · cleared after 1 h 5 min
• M56 crash J15–J14yesterday 07:05 · cleared after 2 h 36 min
• M56 crash J5 westboundTue 06:54 · cleared after 2 h 46 min
• M56 crash J10–J9 westboundSat 10:39 · cleared after 2 h 41 min
• M56 reported crash J3–J2 eastboundFri 23:40 · cleared after 37 min
• M56 stopped traffic J5 westbound5 Nov 2026 15:34 · cleared after 3 h 36 min
• M56 crash J5–J6 westbound4 Nov 2026 21:57 · cleared after 1 h 8 min
• M56 crash J15–J14 westbound4 Nov 2026 19:19 · cleared after 44 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M56 J3 and M56 J2.

The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.