A12 crash

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

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.

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

   Collision

   Wed 06:34–Wed 17:53 (cleared after 11 h 19 min) · delay ~3 min · queue 0.6 mi

   TomTom ×6 · 6 driver reports

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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

What the sources said

• Stationary traffic
• Accident

Other recent incidents on the A12

• A12 crash A12 eastbound · 00:57, cleared after 2 h 20 min
• A12 crash Eastern Avenue eastbound · yesterday 23:24, cleared after 3 h 5 min
• A12 crash · yesterday 12:14, cleared after 1 h 53 min
• A12 stopped traffic J30 · Wed 19:00, cleared after 33 min
• A12 crash A12 eastbound · Wed 14:31, cleared after 6 h 12 min
• A12 crash · Tue 23:54, cleared after 40 min
• A12 closed Brunswick Road (E30) → A102 · Tue 23:23, cleared after 6 h 2 min
• A12 closed J19 · Tue 21:37, cleared after 8 h 1 min

About this page

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.