A12 crash A12 southbound

Crash on the A12 southbound at A12 on Thursday 29 October 2026, from 03:00. Cleared at 10:06 after 7 h 6 min. Timeline of reports from TfL.

Timeline

Thu 03:00 TfL: collision
Thu 05:40 TfL: “(Southbound) at the junction of [A106] Grove Green Road - Lane one and two ( of three) is blocked due to a collision. Approach with caution. Traffic is flowing well.”
Thu 05:48 TfL: “Traffic is slow southbound along the A12 with tailbacks to the Green Man Roundabout. Expect delays.”
Thu 05:54 TfL: “underpass. Expect delays.”
Thu 07:20 TfL: “There are severe delays southbound along the A12 Eastern Avenue with queues back to Redbridge Roundabout. Expect Delays.”
Thu 08:48 TfL: “Traffic is slow moving along the A12 Eastern Avenue with queues beyond Redbridge Roundabout. Expect Delays.”
Thu 09:58 TfL: “All lanes have reopened following an earlier collision. There is some residual traffic in the area. Traffic is flowing well.”
Thu 10:06 TfL no longer reports it
Thu 10:06 All clear: no source reports it any more

[A12] A 12 (Southbound) at the junction of [A106] Grove Green Road - All lanes have reopened following an earlier collision. There is some residual traffic in the area. Traffic is flowing well.

A12 crash southboundSun 12:16 · cleared after 24 min
A12 crash A12 westboundSat 19:47 · cleared after 8 h 25 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 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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