M20 crash J4–J5 eastbound

Crash on the M20 eastbound at J4–J5 on Tuesday 3 November 2026, from 11:14. Cleared at 13:56 after 2 h 43 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 13:56 on 3 Nov 2026, after 2 h 43 min

Location

M20 eastbound · J4–J5

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Delay ~17 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×4 · TomTom

Timeline

1. 11:14 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
2. 11:29 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
3. 11:53 TomTom: broken-down vehicle, “Stationary traffic, Broken down vehicle”, delay ~11 min
4. 11:56 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
5. 11:57 TomTom no longer reports it
6. 12:12 Motorway signs: “COLLISION [HCA0]”
7. 12:16 TomTom: broken-down vehicle, “Slow traffic, Broken down vehicle”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
8. 12:20 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”
9. 12:25 TomTom no longer reports it
10. 12:26 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
11. 12:43 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~17 min (reported again)
12. 12:48 TomTom: delay now ~7 min (was ~17), “Queuing traffic”
13. 12:52 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
14. 12:53 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
15. 12:56 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION [HCA0]”
16. 12:57 TomTom no longer reports it
17. 12:57 All clear: no source reports it any more
18. 13:56 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
19. 13:56 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS” (2 signs; furthest along: M20 J5 westbound access).
• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (2 signs; furthest along: M20 eastbound between J6 and J7).
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION [HCA0]” (4 signs; furthest along: M20 eastbound between J4 and J5).
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (2 signs; furthest along: M20 eastbound between J4 and J5).

Other recent incidents on the M20

• M20 reported crash J10A–J11 eastboundyesterday 18:05 · cleared after 1 h 17 min
• M20 crash J5–J4 westboundyesterday 10:57 · cleared after 2 h 53 min
• M20 crash J4–J3 westboundyesterday 06:41 · cleared after 1 h 38 min
• M20 crash J2–J3 eastboundSat 14:38 · cleared after 5 h 2 min
• M20 reported crash J10A–J11 eastboundSat 08:45 · cleared after 52 min
• M20 reported crash J2–J3 eastboundFri 16:23 · cleared after 40 min
• M20 reported crash J13 westboundThu 18:01 · cleared after 56 min
• M20 closed J2–J1Thu 01:33 · cleared after 1 h 11 min
• M20 closed J10A–J11Wed 23:31 · cleared after 5 h 3 min
• M20 stopped traffic J3–J4 eastboundWed 15:08 · cleared after 5 h 45 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M20 J4 and M20 J5.

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