A12 crash Eastern Avenue East westbound

Crash on the A12 westbound at Eastern Avenue East on Monday 19 October 2026, from 12:50. Still reported at 14:40 UK time. Timeline of reports from TfL.

Status

Live since 12:50 (1 h 49 min)

Location

A12 westbound · Eastern Avenue East

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

1 of 2 lanes closed

At its worst

Road closed

Sources

TfL

Timeline

1. 12:50 TfL: collision, road closed
2. 13:01 TfL: “Pettits Lane - The road is closed due to a collision. Use alternative routes. Traffic is stationary on the approach. Expect delays.”
3. 13:17 TfL: “an alternative route. There are no reported delays on diversion routes.”
4. 13:21 TfL: road reopened, 1 of 2 lanes closed, “Lane one (of two) is blocked due to a collision. There are no reported delays.”

Source reports

• [A12] Eastern Avenue East (Westbound) at the junction of Pettits Lane - Lane one (of two) is blocked due to a collision. There are no reported delays.

Other recent incidents on the A12

• A12 crash southbound07:35 · cleared after 1 h 2 min
• A12 stopped traffic07:25 · 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 trafficWed 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
• A12 crash A12 eastbound11 Oct 2026 18:05 · cleared after 3 h 56 min
• A12 crash11 Oct 2026 16:08 · cleared after 1 h 37 min

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