A27 crash eastbound

Cleared Cleared at 17:49 on 2 Oct 2026, after 1 h 39 min.

Crash on the A27 eastbound on Friday 2 October 2026, from 16:11. Cleared at 17:49 after 1 h 39 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

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   A27 eastbound

   Collision

   16:11–17:49 (cleared after 1 h 39 min) · delay ~4 min · queue 2.5 mi

   TomTom · Motorway signs

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Timeline

1. 16:11 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
2. 16:22 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~13 min
3. 16:31 TomTom: delay now ~19 min (was ~13)
4. 16:58 TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~26)
5. 17:02 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
6. 17:12 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. 17:49 TomTom no longer reports it
8. 17:49 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (2 signs; furthest along: A27 eastbound between A2030 and A3(M)).

Other recent incidents on the A27

• A27 crash eastbound · 26 Sept 2026 18:12, cleared after 95 h 36 min
• A27 reported crash westbound · 25 Sept 2026 09:10, cleared after 128 h 38 min
• A27 closed · 23 Sept 2026 11:02, cleared after 4 h 28 min
• A27 closed A3(M) → Havant · 23 Sept 2026 02:37, cleared after 2 h 43 min
• A27 closed · 23 Sept 2026 01:06, cleared after 19 h 57 min
• A27 closed Chichester → Arundel Road · 23 Sept 2026 00:24, cleared after 4 h 42 min
• A27 closed A3(M) → Park Road South · 22 Sept 2026 23:33, cleared after 1 h 38 min

About this page

This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.