A50 crash eastbound

Crash on the A50 eastbound on Thursday 12 November 2026, from 17:36. Cleared at 18:07 after 31 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 18:07 on 12 Nov 2026, after 31 min

Location

A50 eastbound

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~28 min

Sources

TomTom · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 17:36 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. 17:39 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~28 min
3. 17:44 TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~28)
4. 17:53 TomTom: delay now ~9 min (was ~14), “Queuing traffic”
5. 17:53 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
6. 18:07 TomTom no longer reports it
7. 18:07 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 crash eastbound07:09 · cleared after 1 h
• A50 stopped trafficTue 07:19 · cleared after 2 h 31 min
• A50 crash eastbound6 Nov 2026 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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