A12 crash southbound

Crash on the A12 southbound at Blackwall Tunnel Northern Approach on Monday 19 October 2026, from 07:35. Cleared at 08:37 after 1 h 2 min. Timeline of reports from TfL.

Status

Cleared 08:37 on 19 Oct 2026, after 1 h 2 min

Location

A12 southbound · Blackwall Tunnel Northern Approach

Reported as

Collision

Sources

TfL

Timeline

1. 07:35 TfL: collision, 1 of 3 lanes closed
2. 07:43 TfL no longer reports it
3. 07:43 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. 07:47 TfL: collision, 1 of 3 lanes closed (reported again)
5. 07:57 TfL: “beyond the Bow Road flyover. Expect delays.”
6. 08:03 TfL: all lanes reopened, “All lanes have reopened following an earlier collision Residual delays remain with queues tailing back beyond the Bow Road flyover. Expect delays.”
7. 08:37 TfL no longer reports it
8. 08:37 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• [A12] Blackwall Tunnel Northern Approach (Southbound) at the junction of [B140] Devas Street - All lanes have reopened following an earlier collision Residual delays remain with queues tailing back beyond the Bow Road flyover. Expect delays.

Other recent incidents on the A12

• A12 stopped traffic07:25 · cleared after 1 h 4 min
• A12 stopped trafficFri 14:49 · cleared after 51 min
• A12 stopped trafficFri 10:39 · cleared after 33 min
• A12 stopped trafficFri 07:40 · cleared after 2 h 17 min
• A12 stopped trafficWed 06:50 · cleared after 1 h 22 min
• A12 stopped traffic13 Oct 2026 07:24 · cleared after 2 h 13 min
• A12 crash Tredegar Road both directions12 Oct 2026 07:31 · cleared after 6 h 46 min
• A12 crash A12 eastbound11 Oct 2026 18:05 · cleared after 3 h 56 min
• A12 crash11 Oct 2026 16:08 · cleared after 1 h 37 min
• A12 crash A12 northbound11 Oct 2026 09:15 · cleared after 2 h 30 min

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