A12 crash Eastern Avenue eastbound

Crash on the A12 eastbound at Eastern Avenue on Thursday 5 November 2026, from 20:04. Cleared at 20:55 after 51 min. Timeline of reports from TfL.

Status

Cleared 20:55 on 5 Nov 2026, after 51 min

Location

A12 eastbound · Eastern Avenue

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

1 of 2 lanes closed

Sources

TfL

Timeline

1. 20:04 TfL: collision, 1 of 2 lanes closed
2. 20:29 TfL: “[A12] Eastern Avenue (Eastbound) between George Green Tunnel and Preston Drive - Lane one (of two) is blocked following a collision. Slow form Green Man Tunnel.”
3. 20:55 TfL no longer reports it
4. 20:55 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• [A12] Eastern Avenue (Eastbound) between George Green Tunnel and Preston Drive - Lane one (of two) is blocked following a collision. Slow form Green Man Tunnel.

Other recent incidents on the A12

• A12 crash16:31 · cleared after 2 h 45 min
• A12 crashyesterday 15:52 · cleared after 2 h 22 min
• A12 stopped trafficTue 07:31 · cleared after 2 h 31 min
• A12 crash southboundSun 12:16 · cleared after 24 min
• A12 crash A12 westboundSat 19:47 · cleared after 8 h 25 min
• A12 stopped traffic30 Oct 2026 15:19 · cleared after 2 h 41 min
• A12 crash30 Oct 2026 10:47 · cleared after 25 min
• A12 crash Eastern Avenue West eastbound29 Oct 2026 16:37 · cleared after 2 h 58 min
• A12 crash A12 southbound29 Oct 2026 03:00 · cleared after 7 h 6 min
• A12 crash southbound25 Oct 2026 05:15 · cleared after 15 h 24 min

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