M3 traffic: Lane blocked at Chandler's Ford after incident

#M3 Southbound -all lanes are now CLEARED at J11/A3090 #Winchester after an earlier incident, severe delays remain but are starting to ease. pic.twitter.com/tkaHqgcMRb

— Hampshire County Council Traffic & Travel (@hantstraffic) August 26, 2024

Police statement

Hampshire Constabularly has confirmed the nature of both incidents on the M3.

M3 southbound Winchester

Officers were called to a two-vehicle collision at J11 on the M3 southbound. 

No injuries were reported.

M3 southbound - earlier incident

Officers were called to a two-vehicle collision between Winchester and Chandler’s Ford.

Minor injuries were reported.

Traffic stopped

All traffic is being held at J11/A3090 at Winchester on the M3 southbound.

An ongoing incident is causing delays. 

#M3 Southbound - one lane BLOCKED at J11/A3090 #Winchester due to an incident, delays building. pic.twitter.com/tFSPPjfwGW

— Hampshire County Council Traffic & Travel (@hantstraffic) August 26, 2024

Incident near Winchester

Although the earlier incident on the M3 northbound is now clear, a new incident has occurred near Winchester.

One lane is blocked at J11/A3090 at Winchester, southbound.

Delays are building.

Lanes cleared

#M3 Northbound - all lanes now CLEARED between J12/A335 #ChandlersFord and J11/A3090 #Winchester after an earlier, delays remain but easing. pic.twitter.com/WFIhrINKI8

— Hampshire County Council Traffic & Travel (@hantstraffic) August 26, 2024

Queues remain

Queues on both the northbound and southbound sides of the M3 remain.

One lane is blocked.

(Image: AA Traffic)

Heavy delays 

There are long delays on both the northbound and southbound sides of the M3, between Chandler's Ford and Winchester.

AA Traffic is reporting the incident as a crash on the southbound side.

It is not yet known if the two incidents are related, or if the crash is only on one side. 

Hampshire Constabulary has been contacted for more information. 

(Image: AA Traffic)

Hampshire Constabulary has been contacted for more information. 

Southbound incident

There is now an incident on the southbound side of the M3.

This has also occurred between Winchester and Chandler's Ford.

One lane is blocked.

#M3 Northbound - One lane BLOCKED between J12/A335 #ChandlersFord and J11/A3090 #Winchester due to an incident, delays building. pic.twitter.com/IUmlVfXouh

— Hampshire County Council Traffic & Travel (@hantstraffic) August 26, 2024

What's happened?

One lane is blocked between J12/A335 at Chandler's Ford and J11/A3090 at Winchester due to an incident.

Delays are building, with lengthy queues on the motorway.

Avoid the area if you can. The southbound side remains unaffected.

Good morning.

We'll bring you the latest on an ongoing incident on the M3 northbound between Chandler's Ford and Winchester.