M20 crash J6 eastbound

Cleared Cleared at 18:21 on 23 Sept 2026, after 12 h 36 min.

Crash on the M20 eastbound at J6 on Wednesday 23 September 2026, from 05:45. Cleared at 18:21 after 12 h 36 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

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   M20 eastbound · J6

   Collision

   Wed 05:45–Wed 18:21 (cleared after 12 h 36 min) · delay ~34 min · queue 1.4 mi

   TomTom ×14 · Motorway signs ×2

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Timeline

1. Wed 05:45 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~19 min
2. Wed 05:54 TomTom: collision, “Accident, Lane closed”
3. Wed 05:54 TomTom: collision, “Accident, Lane closed”
4. Wed 06:13 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~4 min
5. Wed 06:20 TomTom: delay now ~53 min (was ~19)
6. Wed 06:34 TomTom: delay now ~9 min (was ~4), “Queuing traffic”
7. Wed 06:34 TomTom: delay now ~24 min (was ~53)
8. Wed 06:40 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~19 min
9. Wed 06:40 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~12 min
10. Wed 06:40 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~7 min
11. Wed 06:47 TomTom: delay now ~49 min (was ~24)
12. Wed 07:07 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
13. Wed 07:07 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
14. Wed 07:15 TomTom: delay now ~29 min (was ~19)
15. Wed 07:31 TomTom: collision, “Accident, Lane closed”
16. Wed 07:42 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~5 min
17. Wed 07:43 TomTom: delay now ~7 min (was ~22)
18. Wed 07:44 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min
19. Wed 07:47 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~4 min
20. Wed 07:49 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~8 min
21. Wed 07:49 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~3 min
22. Wed 07:54 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
23. Wed 07:54 All clear: no source reports it any more
24. Wed 08:24 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~6 min (reported again)
25. Wed 08:24 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
26. Wed 08:24 TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~12)
27. Wed 08:38 TomTom: delay now ~9 min (was ~17)
28. Wed 08:49 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~3 min
29. Wed 08:52 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
30. Wed 08:52 TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~9)
31. Wed 09:06 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
32. Wed 09:20 TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~20)
33. Wed 09:34 TomTom no longer reports it
34. Wed 09:34 All clear: no source reports it any more
35. Wed 17:53 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~7 min (reported again)
36. Wed 18:07 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
37. Wed 18:21 TomTom no longer reports it
38. Wed 18:21 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Accident, Lane closed
• Stationary traffic, Accident
• Queuing traffic
• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS” (4 signs; furthest along: M20 eastbound between J4 and J5).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS” (4 signs; furthest along: M20 westbound between J5 and J4).

Other recent incidents on the M20

• M20 reported crash J7–J8 eastbound · 10:06, cleared after 40 min
• M20 crash J4 westbound · Wed 10:11, cleared after 44 min
• M20 crash J8–J9 eastbound · Wed 06:24, cleared after 76 h 22 min

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