A23 crash Purley Road southbound
Cleared Cleared at 10:07 on 1 Oct 2026, after 1 h 49 min.
Crash on the A23 southbound at Purley Road on Thursday 1 October 2026, from 08:18. Cleared at 10:07 after 1 h 49 min. Timeline of reports from TfL.
A23 southbound · Purley Road
Collision
Thu 08:18–Thu 10:07 (cleared after 1 h 49 min)
TfL
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Timeline
- TfL: broken-down vehicle
- TfL: now says collision, “by a collision. Southbound tailbacks on A23 Purley Way are beyond Edgehill Road. Southbound delays on A235 Brighton Road are to Sanderstead Road.”
- TfL: “Lane one (of three) on the Purley Cross one-way system is blocked following an earlier collision. Southbound tailbacks on A23 Purley Way are to The Colonnades. Southbound delays on A235 Brighton Road are to Riddlesdow…”
- TfL: “Residual delays remain southbound on A23 Purley Way from Edgehill Road. Southbound delays on A235 Brighton Road are to Riddlesdown Road.”
- TfL no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
What the sources said
- [A23] Purley Road (Southbound) at the junction of [A235] Brighton Road - Lane one (of three) on the Purley Cross one-way system is blocked following an earlier collision. Residual delays remain southbound on A23 Purley Way from Edgehill Road. Southbound delays on A235 Brighton Road are to Riddlesdown Road.
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