M20 crash J4 westbound

Crash on the M20 westbound at J4 on Wednesday 23 September 2026, from 10:18. Cleared at 12:04 after 505 h 46 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 12:04 on 14 Oct 2026, after 505 h 46 min

Location

M20 westbound · J4

Reported as

Collision

Sources

Motorway signs · TomTom

Timeline

1. Wed 10:11 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
2. Wed 10:18 TomTom: collision, “Accident, Lane closed”
3. Wed 10:43 TomTom no longer reports it
4. Wed 10:55 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
5. Wed 10:55 All clear: no source reports it any more
6. Wed 11:34 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE” (reported again)
7. Wed 12:04 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
8. Wed 12:04 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (4 signs; furthest along: M20 westbound between J5 and J4).
• Accident, Lane closed

Other recent incidents on the M20

• M20 crash J4–J3 westboundyesterday 06:31 · cleared after 2 h 3 min
• M20 reported crash J12–J13 eastboundMon 18:04 · cleared after 1 h
• M20 stopped traffic J2–J3 eastboundMon 12:56 · cleared after 2 h 37 min
• M20 crash J8–J9 eastboundSat 19:23 · cleared after 9 h 22 min
• M20 reported crash J4–J3 westboundSat 08:33 · cleared after 46 min
• M20 crash J3–J4 eastboundFri 17:31 · cleared after 44 min
• M20 crash J10A–J11 eastboundFri 06:28 · cleared after 1 h 15 min
• M20 crash J4–J5 eastboundFri 06:24 · cleared after 8 h 51 min
• M20 closed J4–J3 westboundFri 05:53 · cleared after 9 h 25 min
• M20 reported crash J10A–J11 eastboundFri 05:52 · cleared after 50 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M20 J4.

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