A41 crash Finchley Road southbound

Crash on the A41 southbound at Finchley Road on Wednesday 28 October 2026, from 19:25. Cleared at 20:52 after 1 h 27 min. Timeline of reports from TfL.

Status

Cleared 20:52 on 28 Oct 2026, after 1 h 27 min

Location

A41 southbound · Finchley Road

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Road closed

Sources

TfL

Timeline

1. Wed 19:25 TfL: collision
2. Wed 19:38 TfL: road now closed, “closed southbound due to a collision. In addition lanes two and three (of three) northbound are blocked due to a collision. Use an alternative route. There are no reported delays on diversion routes.”
3. Wed 19:46 TfL: “Furthermore Lanes two and three (of three) southbound at Frognall are blocked due to a collision. Use an alternative route. There are no reported delays on diversion routes.”
4. Wed 20:20 TfL: “southbound at Frognall are also blocked due to a collision. Use an alternative route. There are no reported delays on diversion routes.”
5. Wed 20:48 TfL: road reopened, “All lanes have reopened following an earlier collision. Traffic is flowing well.”
6. Wed 20:52 TfL no longer reports it
7. Wed 20:52 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• [A41] Finchley Road (Southbound) at the junction of Arkwright Road - All lanes have reopened following an earlier collision. Traffic is flowing well.

Other recent incidents on the A41

• A41 crash Edgware Way westboundyesterday 09:23 · cleared after 1 h 46 min
• A41 crash Finchley Road27 Oct 2026 21:43 · cleared after 7 h 6 min
• A41 crash Hendon Way northbound16 Oct 2026 04:23 · cleared after 2 h 10 min
• A41 crash Hendon Way northbound16 Oct 2026 04:23 · cleared after 9 h 55 min
• A41 crash Hendon Way northbound4 Oct 2026 07:46 · cleared after 36 min

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