A12 crash East Cross Route westbound

Crash on the A12 westbound at East Cross Route on Tuesday 20 October 2026, from 20:05. Still reported at 22:59 UK time. Timeline of reports from TfL.

Status

Live since 20:05 (2 h 53 min)

Location

A12 westbound · East Cross Route

Reported as

Collision

Sources

TfL

Timeline

1. 20:05 TfL: collision
2. 20:18 TfL: “Traffic is slow on approach with delays back to Wick Lane.”
3. 20:20 TfL: “[A12] East Cross Route (Westbound) at the junction of [A12] Blackwall Tunnel Northern Approach - Road restricted due to a road traffic collision. Use caution on approach. ”
4. 20:22 TfL: “Traffic is slow on approach with delays back to Wick Lane.”
5. 21:40 TfL: “[A12] East Cross Route (Westbound) at the junction of [A12] Blackwall Tunnel Northern Approach - Road restricted due to a road traffic collision. Use caution on approach. Traffic is flowing well”

Source reports

• [A12] East Cross Route (Westbound) at the junction of [A12] Blackwall Tunnel Northern Approach - Road restricted due to a road traffic collision. Use caution on approach. Traffic is flowing well

Other recent incidents on the A12

• A12 closed16:21 · cleared after 2 h 36 min
• A12 crash Eastern Avenue East westboundyesterday 12:50 · cleared after 2 h 35 min
• A12 crash southboundyesterday 07:35 · cleared after 1 h 2 min
• A12 stopped trafficyesterday 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
• A12 stopped trafficFri 07:40 · cleared after 2 h 17 min
• A12 stopped traffic14 Oct 2026 06:50 · cleared after 1 h 22 min
• A12 stopped traffic13 Oct 2026 07:24 · cleared after 2 h 13 min
• A12 crash Tredegar Road both directions12 Oct 2026 07:31 · cleared after 6 h 46 min

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