A2 crash westbound

Crash on the A2 westbound on Friday 23 October 2026, from 10:50. Still reported at 12:08 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Live since 10:50 (1 h 18 min)

Location

A2 westbound

Reported as

Collision

Delay

~42 min

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~54 min

Sources

TomTom · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 10:50 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
2. 10:55 TomTom no longer reports it
3. 10:55 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. 10:59 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min (reported again)
5. 11:04 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
6. 11:13 TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~10), “Stationary traffic”
7. 11:20 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
8. 11:27 TomTom: delay now ~31 min (was ~22)
9. 11:41 TomTom: delay now ~54 min (was ~36)
10. 12:03 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”

Source reports

• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (1 sign; furthest along: A2 westbound between B262 and A2260).

Other recent incidents on the A2

• A2 crash eastboundyesterday 07:44 · cleared after 3 h 13 min
• A2 stopped trafficWed 07:23 · cleared after 59 min
• A2 crash Old Kent Road both directionsWed 01:07 · cleared after 1 h 9 min
• A2 delaysTue 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 westbound16 Oct 2026 07:15 · cleared after 1 h 6 min
• A2 crash16 Oct 2026 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

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