A12 crash Eastern Avenue westbound

Crash on the A12 westbound at Eastern Avenue on Friday 23 October 2026, from 02:26. Cleared at 04:50 after 2 h 24 min. Timeline of reports from TfL.

Status

Cleared 04:50 on 23 Oct 2026, after 2 h 24 min

Location

A12 westbound · Eastern Avenue

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

1 of 2 lanes closed

Sources

TfL

Timeline

1. 02:26 TfL: collision, 1 of 2 lanes closed
2. 04:50 TfL no longer reports it
3. 04:50 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• [A12] Eastern Avenue (Westbound) at the junction of Preston Drive - Lane one (of two) is blocked due to a collision. Traffic is flowing well.

Other recent incidents on the A12

• A12 stopped trafficyesterday 16:48 · cleared after 1 h
• A12 crash Colchester Road southboundyesterday 13:55 · cleared after 1 h 56 min
• A12 crash East Cross Route eastboundWed 15:08 · cleared after 3 h 14 min
• A12 stopped trafficWed 13:47 · cleared after 4 h 40 min
• A12 stopped trafficWed 06:32 · cleared after 5 h 7 min
• A12 crash A12 westboundTue 23:41 · cleared after 2 h 23 min
• A12 crash East Cross Route westboundTue 20:05 · cleared after 3 h 34 min
• A12 closedTue 16:21 · cleared after 2 h 36 min
• A12 crash Eastern Avenue East westboundMon 12:50 · cleared after 2 h 35 min
• A12 crash southboundMon 07:35 · cleared after 1 h 2 min

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