A12 crash

Cleared Cleared at 17:54 on 1 Oct 2026, after 28 min.

Crash on the A12 on Thursday 1 October 2026, from 17:26. Cleared at 17:54 after 28 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   A12

   Collision

   Road closed · 17:26–17:54 (cleared after 28 min)

   TomTom ×2

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Timeline

1. 17:26 TomTom: road closed
2. 17:35 TomTom: collision, “Accident, Lane closed”
3. 17:54 TomTom no longer reports it
4. 17:54 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Closed
• Accident, Lane closed

Other recent incidents on the A12

• A12 stopped traffic · Tue 07:24, cleared after 1 h 4 min
• A12 crash St Leonards Road northbound · Tue 00:43, cleared after 1 h 24 min
• A12 crash · Mon 06:09, cleared after 1 h 59 min
• A12 crash A12 eastbound · Sat 00:57, cleared after 2 h 20 min
• A12 crash Eastern Avenue eastbound · Fri 23:24, cleared after 3 h 5 min
• A12 crash · 25 Sept 2026 12:14, cleared after 1 h 53 min
• A12 stopped traffic J30 · 23 Sept 2026 19:00, cleared after 33 min
• A12 crash A12 eastbound · 23 Sept 2026 14:31, cleared after 6 h 12 min
• A12 crash · 23 Sept 2026 06:34, cleared after 11 h 19 min
• A12 crash · 22 Sept 2026 23:54, cleared after 40 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.