A406 crash Southend Road westbound

Crash on the A406 westbound at Southend Road on Saturday 7 November 2026, from 18:13. Cleared at 19:11 after 58 min. Timeline of reports from TfL.

Status

Cleared 19:11 on 7 Nov 2026, after 58 min

Location

A406 westbound · Southend Road

Reported as

Collision

Sources

TfL

Timeline

1. yesterday 18:13 TfL: collision, 2 of 3 lanes closed
2. yesterday 18:39 TfL: all lanes reopened, “All lanes have reopened following recovery of an earlier collision. Use caution. Traffic is slow on the approach with queues back to Chigwell Road. Expect delays.”
3. yesterday 18:55 TfL: “Residual delays remain with slow moving traffic tailing back to Chigwell Road. Expect delays.”
4. yesterday 19:11 TfL no longer reports it
5. yesterday 19:11 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• [A406] Southend Road (Westbound) at the junction of [B160] Fulbourne Road - All lanes have reopened following recovery of an earlier collision. Residual delays remain with slow moving traffic tailing back to Chigwell Road. Expect delays.

Other recent incidents on the A406

• A406 crash Montagu Road both directionsyesterday 03:46 · cleared after 12 h 1 min
• A406 crash Sterling Way westboundThu 18:28 · cleared after 29 min
• A406 crash West Way eastboundThu 09:49 · cleared after 6 h 45 min
• A406 crash Angel Road eastboundWed 21:37 · cleared after 2 h 33 min
• A406 crash Angel Road westboundWed 20:54 · cleared after 2 h 22 min
• A406 crash Angel Road eastboundMon 13:33 · cleared after 2 h 41 min
• A406 crash Hanger Lane Gyratory southbound1 Nov 2026 11:17 · cleared after 13 min
• A406 crash North Circular Road northbound31 Oct 2026 17:35 · cleared after 42 min
• A406 closed Southend Road eastbound31 Oct 2026 16:31 · cleared after 48 min
• A406 crash Staples Corner Roundabout clockwise31 Oct 2026 11:15 · cleared after 28 min

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