A12 crash A12 westbound

Crash on the A12 westbound at A12 on Saturday 31 October 2026, from 19:47. Cleared at 04:11 after 8 h 25 min. Timeline of reports from TfL.

Status

Cleared 04:11 on 1 Nov 2026, after 8 h 25 min

Location

A12 westbound · A12

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

Road closed

Sources

TfL ×2

Timeline

1. Sat 19:47 TfL: collision, road closed
2. Sat 20:01 TfL: “with eastbound queues to East Cross Route and westbound queues towards Green Man Tunnel. Expect delays.”
3. Sat 20:17 TfL: “Use an alternative route. Traffic is slow moving on the approach with eastbound queues to East Cross Route and westbound queues towards Green Man Tunnel. Expect delays.”
4. Sat 21:11 TfL: “Traffic is slow moving on the approach with eastbound queues to East Cross Route and westbound queues towards Green Man Tunnel. Expect delays.”
5. Sat 22:25 TfL: “route.Traffic is slow moving on diversion. Expect delays.”
6. Sat 22:39 TfL: “Vehicles are stationary on the A12. Expect delays.”
7. Sat 22:44 TfL: broken-down vehicle, 1 of 2 lanes closed
8. Sat 23:49 TfL: “Diverted northbound traffic is slow moving along Ruckhold Road. Expect delays.”
9. Sun 00:25 TfL: “There are no reported delays on diversion.”
10. Sun 01:17 TfL: “(Eastbound) at the junction of [A106] Temple Mills Road - The road is closed due to a collision. Use an alternative route. There are no reported delays on diversion.”
11. Sun 01:53 TfL: “(Westbound) at the junction of [A106] Temple Mills Road - The road is closed due to a collision. Use an alternative route. There are no reported delays on diversion.”
12. Sun 04:11 TfL no longer reports it
13. Sun 04:11 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• [A12] A 12 (Westbound) at the junction of [A106] Temple Mills Road - The road is closed due to a collision. Use an alternative route. There are no reported delays on diversion.
• [A12] East Cross Route (Eastbound) at the junction of [B112] Homerton Road - Lane one (of two) is blocked due to a broken down vehicle. Traffic is flowing well.

Other recent incidents on the A12

• A12 crash southboundSun 12:16 · cleared after 24 min
• A12 stopped trafficFri 15:19 · cleared after 2 h 41 min
• A12 crashFri 10:47 · cleared after 25 min
• A12 crash Eastern Avenue West eastboundThu 16:37 · cleared after 2 h 58 min
• A12 crash A12 southboundThu 03:00 · cleared after 7 h 6 min
• A12 crash southbound25 Oct 2026 05:15 · cleared after 15 h 24 min
• A12 crash Eastern Avenue eastbound24 Oct 2026 13:04 · cleared after 7 h 45 min
• A12 crash Eastern Avenue East westbound24 Oct 2026 12:01 · cleared after 9 h 29 min
• A12 crash Eastern Avenue eastbound23 Oct 2026 10:58 · cleared after 23 min
• A12 crash Eastern Avenue westbound23 Oct 2026 02:26 · cleared after 2 h 24 min

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