A12 crash Eastern Avenue East westbound

Crash on the A12 westbound at Eastern Avenue East on Saturday 24 October 2026, from 12:01. Cleared at 21:31 after 9 h 29 min. Timeline of reports from TfL.

Status

Cleared 21:31 on 24 Oct 2026, after 9 h 29 min

Location

A12 westbound · Eastern Avenue East

Reported as

Collision

Sources

TfL

Timeline

1. Sat 12:01 TfL: collision
2. Sat 12:22 TfL: “to Gallows Corner due to diverting traffic. Expect delays.”
3. Sat 12:26 TfL: “closed westbound. A12 is also closed eastbound at Pettits Lane due to an accident. Use an alternative route. Traffic is slow on all approaches to Gallows Corner due to diverting traffic. Expect delays.”
4. Sat 12:28 TfL: “blocked in both directions due to a collision. Use an alternative route. Traffic is slow on all approaches to Gallows Corner due to diverting traffic. Expect delays.”
5. Sat 12:30 TfL: “closed westbound. A12 is also closed eastbound at Pettits Lane due to an accident. Use an alternative route. Traffic is slow on all approaches to Gallows Corner due to diverting traffic. Expect delays.”
6. Sat 12:50 TfL: “A118 northbound traffic is back towards Romford. A12 Colchester Road southbound traffic is back past Gubbins Lane. Expect delays.”
7. Sat 13:18 TfL: “A12 is closed eastbound at Pettits Lane. A127 is closed westbound at Squirrels Heath Drive due to a collision. Use an alternative route. Traffic is slow on all approaches to Gallows Corner due to diverting traffic. A…”
8. Sat 13:24 TfL: “eastbound on A12 towards the closure traffic is also slow towards the westbound closure on A127. Traffic is slow on all other approaches to Gallows Corner due to diverting traffic. Expect long delays throughout the ar…”
9. Sat 16:18 TfL: “remains slow approach to all the closures and towards Gallows Corner from Main Road, Colchester Road and Straight Road. Expect delays”
10. Sat 21:25 TfL: “and the A127 have now reopened following an earlier collision. Use an alternative route. Traffic remains slow approach to all the closures and towards Gallows Corner from Main Road, Colchester Road and Straight Road.…”
11. Sat 21:31 TfL no longer reports it
12. Sat 21:31 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• [A12] Eastern Avenue East (Westbound) at the junction of [A12] Colchester Road - A12 and the A127 have now reopened following an earlier collision. Use an alternative route. Traffic remains slow approach to all the closures and towards Gallows Corner from Main Road, Colchester Road and Straight Road. Expect delays

Other recent incidents on the A12

• 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 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 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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