A2 crash Rochester Way Relief Road westbound

Crash on the A2 westbound at Rochester Way Relief Road on Sunday 27 September 2026, from 15:01. Cleared at 18:45 after 3 h 44 min. Timeline of reports from TfL.

Status

Cleared 18:45 on 27 Sept 2026, after 3 h 44 min

Location

A2 westbound · Rochester Way Relief Road

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Road closed

Sources

TfL

Timeline

1. Sun 15:01 TfL: collision, 1 of 2 lanes closed
2. Sun 15:25 TfL: “Westbound traffic is queuing beyond Falconwood. Expect Delays.”
3. Sun 15:29 TfL: road now closed, “The road is closed due to a multiple car collision. Approach with caution. Westbound traffic is queuing beyond Falconwood. Expect Delays.”
4. Sun 15:35 TfL: “Use an alternative route. Westbound traffic is queuing beyond Falconwood. Expect Delays.”
5. Sun 15:45 TfL: “There are severe delays Westbound on Rochester Relief Way traffic is queuing beyond Falconwood. Expect Delays.”
6. Sun 15:55 TfL: road reopened, “has reopened after a multiple car collision. Traffic is slow on the approach westbound traffic on Rochester Relief Way traffic is queuing beyond Falconwood. Expect Delays.”
7. Sun 15:57 TfL: road now closed, “is closed due to a multiple car collision. Use an alternative route. There are severe delays Westbound on Rochester Relief Way traffic is queuing beyond Falconwood. Expect Delays.”
8. Sun 16:01 TfL: road reopened, “has reopened after a multiple car collision. Traffic is slow on the approach westbound traffic on Rochester Relief Way traffic is queuing beyond Falconwood. Expect Delays.”
9. Sun 16:09 TfL: “back towards Danson Interchange. Expect Delays.”
10. Sun 16:31 TfL: “[A2] Rochester Way Relief Road (Westbound) at the junction of [A208] Well Hall Road - The road has reopened after a multiple car collision. Traffic is flowing well. ”
11. Sun 18:41 TfL no longer reports it
12. Sun 18:41 All clear: no source reports it any more
13. Sun 18:43 TfL: collision (reported again)
14. Sun 18:45 TfL no longer reports it

Source reports

• [A2] Rochester Way Relief Road (Westbound) at the junction of [A208] Well Hall Road - The road has reopened after a multiple car collision. Traffic is flowing well.

Other recent incidents on the A2

• A2 closed within the A227 junction eastboundyesterday 20:16 · cleared after 7 h 28 min
• A2 delaysyesterday 06:26 · cleared after 1 h 13 min
• A2 stopped trafficyesterday 05:40 · cleared after 3 h 7 min
• A2 closed eastboundTue 20:03 · cleared after 11 h 42 min
• A2 reported crash westboundTue 12:52 · cleared after 47 min
• A2 delaysTue 07:30 · cleared after 1 h 4 min
• A2 stopped trafficTue 05:54 · cleared after 3 h 21 min
• A2 crash eastboundMon 16:25 · cleared after 2 h 17 min
• A2 stopped trafficMon 06:31 · cleared after 1 h 59 min
• A2 reported crash westboundSun 16:20 · cleared after 37 min

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