A2 crash Old Kent Road both directions

Crash on the A2 both directions at Old Kent Road on Wednesday 21 October 2026, from 01:07. Cleared at 02:16 after 1 h 9 min. Timeline of reports from TfL.

Status

Cleared 02:16 on 21 Oct 2026, after 1 h 9 min

Location

A2 both directions · Old Kent Road

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

Road closed

Sources

TfL

Timeline

1. 01:07 TfL: collision, road closed
2. 02:12 TfL: “The road has reopened. Traffic is flowing well.”
3. 02:16 TfL no longer reports it
4. 02:16 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• [A2] Old Kent Road (Both directions) at the junction of Madron Street - The road is closed in both directions due to a collision The road has reopened. Traffic is flowing well.

Other recent incidents on the A2

• A2 delaysyesterday 07:29 · cleared after 50 min
• A2 stopped trafficMon 15:59 · cleared after 2 h 4 min
• A2 reported crash eastboundSat 22:07 · cleared after 55 min
• A2 crash Shooters Hill Road westboundFri 07:15 · cleared after 1 h 6 min
• A2 crashFri 06:09 · cleared after 3 h 40 min
• A2 stopped traffic13 Oct 2026 07:15 · cleared after 1 h 41 min
• A2 stopped traffic12 Oct 2026 16:44 · cleared after 1 h 46 min
• A2 delays12 Oct 2026 07:31 · cleared after 1 h
• A2 crash Old Kent Road westbound11 Oct 2026 12:08 · cleared after 12 h 2 min
• A2 crash New Cross Road westbound10 Oct 2026 21:37 · cleared after 2 h 37 min

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