A406 crash North Circular Road northbound

Cleared Cleared at 23:08 on 3 Oct 2026, after 2 h 30 min.

Crash on the A406 northbound at North Circular Road on Saturday 3 October 2026, from 20:37. Cleared at 23:08 after 2 h 30 min. Timeline of reports from TfL.

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   A406 northbound · North Circular Road

   Collision

   1 of 3 lanes closed · 20:37–23:08 (cleared after 2 h 30 min)

   TfL ×2

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Timeline

1. 20:37 TfL: collision, 2 of 3 lanes closed
2. 20:50 TfL: “barking. Expect Delays.”
3. 20:52 TfL: “A13 Beckton Slips. Expect Long Delays.”
4. 21:41 TfL: broken-down vehicle, 1 of 4 lanes closed
5. 21:56 TfL: 1 of 3 lanes closed (was 2), “(of three) is closed due to a collision. Approach with caution, traffic is slow moving on approach with tailbacks to A13 Beckton Slips. Expect Long Delays.”
6. 22:16 TfL: “[A406] North Circular Road (Northbound) at the junction of Reynolds Avenue - Lane one (of three) is closed due to a collision. Approach with caution, traffic is flowing well. ”
7. 23:08 TfL no longer reports it
8. 23:08 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• [A406] North Circular Road (Northbound) at the junction of Reynolds Avenue - Lane one (of three) is closed due to a collision. Approach with caution, traffic is flowing well.
• [A406] North Circular Road (Northbound) at the junction of [A124] Barking Road - Lane three (of four) is blocked due to an broken down car. Approach with caution, traffic is flowing well.

Other recent incidents on the A406

• A406 crash Southend Road westbound · 22:56, still reported
• A406 crash Woodheyes Road · yesterday 16:07, cleared after 10 h 11 min
• A406 crash Brentmead Place eastbound · yesterday 13:01, cleared after 4 h 2 min
• A406 crash North Circular Road northbound · yesterday 08:41, cleared after 38 min
• A406 crash North Circular Road southbound · Tue 08:47, cleared after 1 h 18 min
• A406 crash Telford Road northbound · Mon 11:33, cleared after 28 min
• A406 crash North Circular Road eastbound · Mon 04:58, cleared after 1 h 4 min
• A406 crash Southend Road eastbound · 27 Sept 2026 20:59, cleared after 20 min
• A406 crash Hanger Lane southbound · 26 Sept 2026 23:19, cleared after 1 h
• A406 crash North Circular Road southbound · 26 Sept 2026 19:13, cleared after 59 min

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