A23 crash Brighton Road southbound

Cleared Cleared at 21:06 on 26 Sept 2026, after 18 min.

Crash on the A23 southbound at Brighton Road on Saturday 26 September 2026, from 20:48. Cleared at 21:06 after 18 min. Timeline of reports from TfL.

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   A23 southbound · Brighton Road

   Collision

   Sat 20:48–Sat 21:06 (cleared after 18 min)

   TfL

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Timeline

1. Sat 20:48 TfL: collision
2. Sat 21:02 TfL no longer reports it
3. Sat 21:02 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. Sat 21:04 TfL: collision (reported again)
5. Sat 21:06 TfL no longer reports it

What the sources said

• [A23] Brighton Road (Southbound) at the junction of Lansdowne Road - Lane restrictions in place due to a collision. There are minor delays on approach.

Other recent incidents on the A23

• A23 crash Brixton Hill southbound · 4 Oct 2026 18:21, cleared after 3 h 36 min
• A23 crash Purley Road southbound · 1 Oct 2026 08:18, cleared after 1 h 49 min
• A23 crash Brixton Hill both directions · 1 Oct 2026 07:00, cleared after 2 h 2 min
• A23 closed London Road both directions · 30 Sept 2026 22:57, cleared after 1 h 1 min
• A23 crash London Road both directions · 28 Sept 2026 07:25, cleared after 2 h 31 min
• A23 crash Streatham High Road southbound · 25 Sept 2026 22:08, cleared after 44 min
• A23 closed London Road → Airport Way · 22 Sept 2026 21:54, cleared after 5 h 53 min
• A23 crash Streatham High Road northbound · 21 Sept 2026 23:11, cleared after 45 h 56 min

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