A12 crash

Cleared Cleared at 17:45 on 11 Oct 2026, after 1 h 37 min.

Crash on the A12 on Sunday 11 October 2026, from 16:08. Cleared at 17:45 after 1 h 37 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   A12

   Collision

   Road closed · yesterday 16:08–yesterday 17:45 (cleared after 1 h 37 min) · delay ~59 min · queue 2.5 mi

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Timeline

1. yesterday 16:08 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~22 min
2. yesterday 16:13 TomTom no longer reports it
3. yesterday 16:13 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. yesterday 16:22 TomTom: road closed
5. yesterday 16:41 TomTom no longer reports it
6. yesterday 16:41 All clear: no source reports it any more
7. yesterday 16:55 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~50 min
8. yesterday 16:59 TomTom no longer reports it
9. yesterday 16:59 All clear: no source reports it any more
10. yesterday 17:08 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~55 min (reported again)
11. yesterday 17:13 TomTom: delay now ~73 min (was ~55)
12. yesterday 17:27 TomTom no longer reports it
13. yesterday 17:27 All clear: no source reports it any more
14. yesterday 17:40 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~59 min (reported again)
15. yesterday 17:45 TomTom no longer reports it
16. yesterday 17:45 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Stationary traffic
• Closed
• Stationary traffic, Accident

Other recent incidents on the A12

• A12 crash A12 eastbound · yesterday 18:05, cleared after 3 h 56 min
• A12 crash A12 northbound · yesterday 09:15, cleared after 2 h 30 min
• A12 crash Eastern Avenue West · Wed 06:50, cleared after 7 h 9 min
• A12 crash Eastern Avenue West eastbound · Tue 16:54, cleared after 24 min
• A12 crash Eastern Avenue westbound · Tue 14:14, cleared after 2 h 48 min
• A12 crash southbound · 5 Oct 2026 13:35, cleared after 42 min
• A12 stopped traffic · 3 Oct 2026 05:37, cleared after 14 min
• A12 crash · 1 Oct 2026 17:26, cleared after 28 min
• A12 stopped traffic · 29 Sept 2026 07:24, cleared after 1 h 4 min
• A12 crash St Leonards Road northbound · 29 Sept 2026 00:43, cleared after 1 h 24 min

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