A50 crash eastbound

Crash on the A50 eastbound on Thursday 12 November 2026, from 07:09. Cleared at 08:09 after 1 h. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 08:09 on 12 Nov 2026, after 1 h

Location

A50 eastbound

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Delay ~15 min

Sources

TomTom · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 07:09 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~8 min
2. 07:11 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
3. 07:14 TomTom no longer reports it
4. 07:14 All clear: no source reports it any more
5. 07:18 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~11 min (reported again)
6. 07:36 TomTom: delay now ~8 min (was ~15), “Queuing traffic”
7. 07:40 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
8. 07:46 TomTom: delay now ~6 min (was ~11), “Slow traffic”
9. 07:50 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
10. 08:09 TomTom no longer reports it
11. 08:09 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: A50 eastbound between B6540 and M1).

Other recent incidents on the A50

• A50 stopped trafficTue 07:19 · cleared after 2 h 31 min
• A50 crash eastboundFri 18:15 · cleared after 2 h
• A50 crash eastbound26 Oct 2026 16:33 · cleared after 4 h 31 min
• A50 crash westbound26 Oct 2026 15:53 · cleared after 5 h 11 min

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