A12 crash

Crash on the A12 on Saturday 7 November 2026, from 16:51. Still reported at 00:53 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status

Live since yesterday 16:51 (8 h 2 min)

Location

A12

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

Road closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~56 min

Sources

TomTom ×5

Timeline

1. yesterday 16:51 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~39 min
2. yesterday 17:05 TomTom: now says collision, delay now ~50 min (was ~32), “Stationary traffic, Accident”
3. yesterday 17:55 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~22 min
4. yesterday 17:55 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
5. yesterday 18:00 TomTom: delay now ~30 min (was ~22)
6. yesterday 18:00 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~48 min
7. yesterday 18:18 TomTom: road closed
8. yesterday 18:32 TomTom: collision, “Accident, Lane closed”

Source reports

• Stationary traffic
• Stationary traffic, Accident
• Closed
• Accident, Lane closed

Other recent incidents on the A12

• A12 crash J28–J26yesterday 19:22 · Live
• A12 crash J26–J28yesterday 18:44 · Live
• A12 stopped trafficyesterday 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 crashWed 15:52 · cleared after 2 h 22 min
• A12 stopped trafficTue 07:31 · cleared after 2 h 31 min
• A12 crash southbound1 Nov 2026 12:16 · cleared after 24 min
• A12 crash A12 westbound31 Oct 2026 19:47 · cleared after 8 h 25 min

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