M20 crash J7–J6 westbound

Crash on the M20 westbound at J7–J6 on Thursday 5 November 2026, from 00:52. Still reported at 02:45 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs.

Status

Live since 00:52 (1 h 53 min)

Location

M20 westbound · J7–J6

Reported as

Collision

Sources

Motorway signs ×3

Timeline

1. 00:52 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. 01:35 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
3. 02:12 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
4. 02:35 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: M20 westbound between J7 and J6).
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (2 signs; furthest along: M20 westbound between J7 and J6).

Other recent incidents on the M20

• M20 crash J4–J5 eastboundTue 11:14 · cleared after 2 h 43 min
• M20 reported crash J10A–J11 eastboundMon 18:05 · cleared after 1 h 17 min
• M20 crash J5–J4 westboundMon 10:57 · cleared after 2 h 53 min
• M20 crash J4–J3 westboundMon 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 westbound29 Oct 2026 18:01 · cleared after 56 min
• M20 closed J2–J129 Oct 2026 01:33 · cleared after 1 h 11 min
• M20 closed J10A–J1128 Oct 2026 23:31 · cleared after 5 h 3 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M20 J7 and M20 J6.

The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.