A14 crash J32–J31 westbound

Crash on the A14 westbound at J32–J31 on Thursday 29 October 2026, from 11:55. Cleared at 15:59 after 4 h 4 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 15:59 on 29 Oct 2026, after 4 h 4 min

Location

A14 westbound · J32–J31

Reported as

Collision

Sources

Motorway signs · TomTom ×5

Timeline

1. Thu 11:21 Motorway signs: “COLLISION [HCA0]”
2. Thu 11:57 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~11 min
3. Thu 12:02 TomTom: delay now ~4 min (was ~11), “Slow traffic”
4. Thu 12:07 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~11 min
5. Thu 12:17 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
6. Thu 12:22 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min
7. Thu 12:25 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION [HCA0]”
8. Thu 12:27 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
9. Thu 12:32 TomTom no longer reports it
10. Thu 12:32 All clear: no source reports it any more
11. Thu 12:37 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~12 min (reported again)
12. Thu 12:55 Motorway signs: “COLLISION [HCA0]” (reported again)
13. Thu 12:57 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
14. Thu 13:03 TomTom no longer reports it
15. Thu 13:08 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~19 min
16. Thu 13:18 TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~19), “Queuing traffic”
17. Thu 13:28 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
18. Thu 13:33 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
19. Thu 13:38 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
20. Thu 13:43 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
21. Thu 13:53 TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~12), “Stationary traffic”
22. Thu 14:08 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
23. Thu 14:54 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
24. Thu 15:14 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
25. Thu 15:34 TomTom no longer reports it
26. Thu 15:54 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
27. Thu 15:56 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION [HCA0]”
28. Thu 15:59 TomTom no longer reports it
29. Thu 15:59 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION [HCA0]” (1 sign; furthest along: A14 westbound between J32 and J31).
• Slow traffic
• Queuing traffic
• Stationary traffic

Other recent incidents on the A14

• A14 crash J37–J36yesterday 15:15 · cleared after 1 h 36 min
• A14 closed J39–J38Sun 03:36 · cleared after 18 min
• A14 crash J8–J7 westboundSun 01:56 · cleared after 1 h 46 min
• A14 crash J38–J39 eastboundSat 21:29 · cleared after 1 h 11 min
• A14 closed J1Sat 04:17 · cleared after 16 min
• A14 crash J39–J38 eastboundSat 02:17 · cleared after 14 h 18 min
• A14 closed J1Sat 02:06 · cleared after 16 min
• A14 closed J1Sat 00:05 · cleared after 36 min
• A14 closed J1Fri 22:30 · cleared after 31 min
• A14 reported crash J1 westboundFri 15:40 · cleared after 52 min

Live traffic and past incidents at A14 J32 and A14 J31.

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