A12 crash Eastern Avenue eastbound

Crash on the A12 eastbound at Eastern Avenue on Saturday 24 October 2026, from 13:04. Cleared at 20:49 after 7 h 45 min. Timeline of reports from TfL and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 20:49 on 24 Oct 2026, after 7 h 45 min

Location

A12 eastbound · Eastern Avenue

Reported as

Collision

Sources

TfL · TomTom ×3

Timeline

1. Sat 13:04 TfL: collision, 2 of 3 lanes closed
2. Sat 13:34 TfL: “Traffic is slow moving eastbound with tailbacks from after Green Man Interchange. Expect delays.”
3. Sat 13:40 TfL: “closed due to a collision. Traffic is slow moving eastbound with tailbacks from after Green Man Interchange. Expect delays.”
4. Sat 14:06 TfL: all lanes reopened, “one (of three) is partially obstructed by a collision. Approach with caution. Traffic is flowing normally for time of day.”
5. Sat 16:22 TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Heavy rain, Slow traffic”, delay ~7 min
6. Sat 16:22 TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Heavy rain, Heavy traffic”, delay ~2 min
7. Sat 16:32 TomTom no longer reports it
8. Sat 17:40 TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Heavy rain, Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min
9. Sat 17:49 TomTom: “Heavy rain, Queuing traffic”
10. Sat 17:55 TomTom no longer reports it
11. Sat 17:58 TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Heavy rain, Slow traffic”, delay ~7 min (reported again)
12. Sat 18:03 TomTom: “Heavy rain, Queuing traffic”
13. Sat 18:22 TomTom no longer reports it
14. Sat 18:35 TfL: “[A12] Eastern Avenue (Eastbound) at the junction of [A406] North Circular Road - Lane one (of three) is partially obstructed by a collision. Approach with caution. Traffic is flowing well.”
15. Sat 20:43 TfL: “All lanes now open following an earlier collision. Traffic is flowing well.”
16. Sat 20:45 TfL: “Lane one (of three) is partially obstructed by a collision. Approach with caution. Traffic is flowing well.”
17. Sat 20:47 TfL: “All lanes now open following an earlier collision. Traffic is flowing well.”
18. Sat 20:49 TfL no longer reports it
19. Sat 20:49 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• [A12] Eastern Avenue (Eastbound) at the junction of [A406] North Circular Road - All lanes now open following an earlier collision. Traffic is flowing well.
• Heavy rain, Slow traffic
• Heavy rain, Heavy traffic
• Heavy rain, Queuing traffic

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 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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