M20 crash J5–J6 eastbound

Crash on the M20 eastbound at J5–J6 on Saturday 24 October 2026, from 15:28. Cleared at 16:59 after 1 h 31 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 16:59 on 24 Oct 2026, after 1 h 31 min

Location

M20 eastbound · J5–J6

Reported as

Collision

Sources

Motorway signs · TomTom ×2

Timeline

1. Sat 15:28 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. Sat 16:09 TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Heavy rain, Slow traffic”, delay ~1 min
3. Sat 16:14 TomTom no longer reports it
4. Sat 16:23 TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Heavy rain, Slow traffic”, delay ~2 min
5. Sat 16:28 TomTom no longer reports it
6. Sat 16:59 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
7. Sat 16:59 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M20 eastbound between J5 and J6).
• Heavy rain, Slow traffic

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 J5 and M20 J6.

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