A406 crash Southend Road westbound

Crash on the A406 westbound at Southend Road on Monday 26 October 2026, from 13:31. Cleared at 14:40 after 1 h 10 min. Timeline of reports from TfL.

Status

Cleared 14:40 on 26 Oct 2026, after 1 h 10 min

Location

A406 westbound · Southend Road

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

2 of 4 lanes closed

Sources

TfL

Timeline

1. Mon 13:31 TfL: collision, 1 of 4 lanes closed
2. Mon 13:44 TfL: 2 of 4 lanes closed (was 1), “one and two (of four) is blocked due to a collision. Traffic is slow on approach. Expect delays.”
3. Mon 14:40 TfL no longer reports it
4. Mon 14:40 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• [A406] Southend Road (Westbound) at the junction of [A104] Woodford New Road - Lane one and two (of four) is blocked due to a collision. Traffic is slow on approach. Expect delays.

Other recent incidents on the A406

• A406 crash Angel Road eastboundyesterday 13:33 · cleared after 2 h 41 min
• A406 crash Hanger Lane Gyratory southboundSun 11:17 · cleared after 13 min
• A406 crash North Circular Road northboundSat 17:35 · cleared after 42 min
• A406 closed Southend Road eastboundSat 16:31 · cleared after 48 min
• A406 crash Staples Corner Roundabout clockwiseSat 11:15 · cleared after 28 min
• A406 closed North Circular Road westboundSat 09:09 · cleared after 3 h
• A406 crash Southend Road westboundThu 20:45 · cleared after 48 min
• A406 crash Southend Road westboundThu 05:55 · cleared after 1 h 14 min
• A406 crash Angel Road westbound27 Oct 2026 16:35 · cleared after 2 h 43 min
• A406 crash North Circular Road northbound26 Oct 2026 01:14 · cleared after 1 h 40 min

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