A38 crash northbound

Cleared Cleared at 12:10 on 25 Sept 2026, after 58 min.

Crash on the A38 northbound on Friday 25 September 2026, from 11:13. Cleared at 12:10 after 58 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

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   A38 northbound

   Collision

   yesterday 11:13–yesterday 12:10 (cleared after 58 min) · delay ~5 min · queue 2.5 mi

   TomTom · Motorway signs

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Timeline

1. yesterday 11:13 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
2. yesterday 11:25 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
3. yesterday 11:29 TomTom no longer reports it
4. yesterday 11:29 All clear: no source reports it any more
5. yesterday 12:10 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
6. yesterday 12:10 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (1 sign; furthest along: A38 northbound between B600 and M1).

Other recent incidents on the A38

• A38 closed · Wed 20:21, cleared after 1 h 36 min
• A38 stopped traffic Beer Lane → Gipsy Lane · Wed 19:59, cleared after 1 h 58 min
• A38 closed A388 → Tamar Bridge / B3271 · Wed 19:45, cleared after 2 h 11 min
• A38 crash J6 · Wed 14:29, cleared after 3 h 45 min
• A38 closed Tamar Bridge Roundabout → B3271 · Wed 03:23, cleared after 18 h 33 min
• A38 closed A379 → A380 · Tue 21:13, cleared after 4 h 48 min
• A38 closed Tamar Bridge Roundabout → B3271 · Tue 20:44, cleared after 4 h 50 min
• A38 closed · Tue 19:46, cleared after 8 h 37 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.