A12 crash

Crash on the A12 at Eastern Avenue West (A12) → Eastern Avenue West (A12) on Wednesday 23 September 2026, from 06:34. Cleared at 17:53 after 11 h 19 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status

Cleared 17:53 on 23 Sept 2026, after 11 h 19 min

Location

A12 Eastern Avenue West (A12) → Eastern Avenue West (A12)

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Delay ~5 min

Sources

TomTom ×6 · 6 driver reports

Timeline

1. Wed 06:30 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~3 min
2. Wed 07:15 TomTom no longer reports it
3. Wed 07:15 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. Wed 07:29 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
5. Wed 07:48 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~3 min
6. Wed 08:24 TomTom no longer reports it
7. Wed 08:24 All clear: no source reports it any more
8. Wed 09:06 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
9. Wed 09:20 TomTom no longer reports it
10. Wed 09:20 All clear: no source reports it any more
11. Wed 09:48 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
12. Wed 09:54 TomTom: collision, “Accident”, 1 driver report
13. Wed 09:54 TomTom: collision, “Accident”, 2 driver reports
14. Wed 09:55 TomTom: collision, “Accident”, 3 driver reports
15. Wed 10:29 TomTom no longer reports it
16. Wed 10:29 All clear: no source reports it any more
17. Wed 15:48 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~2 min (reported again)
18. Wed 16:36 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~3 min
19. Wed 16:57 TomTom no longer reports it
20. Wed 16:57 All clear: no source reports it any more
21. Wed 17:25 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
22. Wed 17:39 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
23. Wed 17:53 TomTom no longer reports it
24. Wed 17:53 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Stationary traffic
• Accident

Other recent incidents on the A12

• A12 closed southboundMon 00:18 · cleared after 3 h 42 min
• A12 crash J28–J26Sat 19:22 · cleared after 10 h 3 min
• A12 crash J26–J28Sat 18:45 · cleared after 9 h 9 min
• A12 crash J26–J28Sat 18:44 · cleared after 9 h 11 min
• A12 crashSat 16:51 · cleared after 12 h 7 min
• A12 stopped trafficSat 13:39 · cleared after 46 min
• A12 crash Eastern Avenue eastboundFri 22:50 · cleared after 3 h 52 min
• A12 crash Eastern Avenue eastboundThu 20:04 · cleared after 51 min
• A12 crashThu 16:31 · cleared after 2 h 45 min
• A12 crash4 Nov 2026 15:52 · cleared after 2 h 22 min

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