A27 crash J5 westbound

Crash on the A27 westbound at J5 on Thursday 5 November 2026, from 17:18. Cleared at 18:39 after 1 h 21 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 18:39 on 5 Nov 2026, after 1 h 21 min

Location

A27 westbound · J5

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Delay ~18 min

Sources

TomTom · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 17:18 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. 17:31 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~13 min
3. 18:21 TomTom: delay now ~6 min (was ~12), “Queuing traffic”
4. 18:26 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
5. 18:31 TomTom no longer reports it
6. 18:39 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
7. 18:39 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: A27 westbound access from A2030).

Other recent incidents on the A27

• A27 crash eastboundTue 20:58 · cleared after 1 h 30 min
• A27 reported crash westboundSun 16:22 · cleared after 53 min
• A27 stopped traffic30 Oct 2026 13:49 · cleared after 4 h 16 min
• A27 crash westbound17 Oct 2026 11:34 · cleared after 2 h 25 min
• A27 reported crash westbound16 Oct 2026 07:34 · cleared after 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.