A12 crash J28–J26

Crash on the A12 at J28–J26 on Saturday 7 November 2026, from 19:22. Still reported at 00:53 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs.

Status

Live since yesterday 19:22 (5 h 31 min)

Location

A12 J28–J26

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

Road closed

Sources

Motorway signs

Timeline

1. yesterday 18:51 Motorway signs: “A12 J28-J26 CLOSED DUE TO COLLISION”

Source reports

• Signs on the A120 westbound read “A12 J28-J26 CLOSED DUE TO COLLISION” (1 sign; e.g. A120 westbound between A133 and A12 near Colchester (east)). The marker shows where the signs are, not the A12 itself.

Other recent incidents on the A12

• A12 crash J26–J28yesterday 18:44 · Live
• A12 crashyesterday 16:51 · Live
• A12 stopped trafficyesterday 13:39 · cleared after 46 min
• A12 crash Eastern Avenue eastboundFri 22:50 · cleared after 3 h 52 min
• A12 crash Eastern Avenue eastboundThu 20:04 · cleared after 51 min
• A12 crashThu 16:31 · cleared after 2 h 45 min
• A12 crashWed 15:52 · cleared after 2 h 22 min
• A12 stopped trafficTue 07:31 · cleared after 2 h 31 min
• A12 crash southbound1 Nov 2026 12:16 · cleared after 24 min
• A12 crash A12 westbound31 Oct 2026 19:47 · cleared after 8 h 25 min

Live traffic and past incidents at A12 J28 and A12 J26.

The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.