A12 crash East Cross Route eastbound

Crash on the A12 eastbound at East Cross Route on Wednesday 21 October 2026, from 15:08. Still reported at 17:55 UK time. Timeline of reports from TfL.

Status

Live since 15:08 (2 h 47 min)

Location

A12 eastbound · East Cross Route

Reported as

Collision

Sources

TfL

Timeline

1. 15:08 TfL: collision
2. 15:22 TfL: “Restrictions in place due to a collision. Use caution. Traffic is slow moving eastbound along the A12. Expect delays.”
3. 15:57 TfL: “The road is clear of restrictions following an earlier collision. Traffic is flowing well”

Source reports

• [A12] East Cross Route (Eastbound) at the junction of [A106] Wick Road - The road is clear of restrictions following an earlier collision. Traffic is flowing well

Other recent incidents on the A12

• A12 stopped traffic13:47 · Live
• A12 stopped traffic06:32 · cleared after 5 h 7 min
• A12 crash A12 westboundyesterday 23:41 · cleared after 2 h 23 min
• A12 crash East Cross Route westboundyesterday 20:05 · cleared after 3 h 34 min
• A12 closedyesterday 16:21 · cleared after 2 h 36 min
• A12 crash Eastern Avenue East westboundMon 12:50 · cleared after 2 h 35 min
• A12 crash southboundMon 07:35 · cleared after 1 h 2 min
• A12 stopped trafficMon 07:25 · cleared after 1 h 4 min
• A12 stopped trafficFri 14:49 · cleared after 51 min
• A12 stopped trafficFri 10:39 · cleared after 33 min

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