A23 crash Brixton Hill both directions

Cleared Cleared at 09:01 on 1 Oct 2026, after 2 h 2 min.

Crash on the A23 both directions at Brixton Hill on Thursday 1 October 2026, from 07:00. Cleared at 09:01 after 2 h 2 min. Timeline of reports from TfL.

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   A23 both directions · Brixton Hill

   Collision

   Thu 07:00–Thu 09:01 (cleared after 2 h 2 min)

   TfL

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Timeline

1. Thu 07:00 TfL: collision
2. Thu 07:45 TfL: “There are minor delays on approach.”
3. Thu 09:01 TfL no longer reports it
4. Thu 09:01 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• [A23] Brixton Hill (Both directions) at the junction of Holmewood Road - Lane restrictions in place due to a collision. There are minor delays on approach.

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• 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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