M20 crash J8–J9 eastbound

Crash on the M20 eastbound at J8–J9 on Wednesday 23 September 2026, from 06:24. Cleared at 12:36 after 126 h 12 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 12:36 on 28 Sept 2026, after 126 h 12 min

Location

M20 eastbound · J8–J9

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

Road closed

Sources

Motorway signs ×3 · TomTom ×5

Timeline

1. Wed 06:09 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
2. Wed 06:37 TomTom: collision, “Accident”
3. Wed 06:49 TomTom: collision, “Incident”
4. Wed 07:17 TomTom: “Accident, Lane closed”
5. Wed 07:24 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
6. Wed 08:04 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~6 min
7. Wed 08:15 Motorway signs: “M20 J8-J9 CLOSED DUE TO COLLISION”
8. Wed 08:31 Motorway signs: “M20 J8-J9 CLOSED DUE TO COLLISION”
9. Wed 08:54 Motorway signs no longer show “M20 J8-J9 CLOSED DUE TO COLLISION”
10. Wed 12:50 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~2 min (reported again)
11. Wed 14:13 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
12. Wed 14:38 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~7 min
13. Wed 15:26 Motorway signs no longer show “M20 J8-J9 CLOSED DUE TO COLLISION”
14. Wed 15:36 TomTom no longer reports it
15. Wed 15:36 All clear: no source reports it any more
16. Sat 10:16 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION” (reported again)
17. Sat 10:46 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
18. Sat 10:46 All clear: no source reports it any more
19. Mon 12:06 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION” (reported again)
20. Mon 12:11 TomTom: road closed
21. Mon 12:16 TomTom no longer reports it
22. Mon 12:36 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
23. Mon 12:36 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (1 sign; furthest along: M20 eastbound between J8 and J9).
• Accident, Lane closed
• Incident
• Stationary traffic
• Signs on the M25 anticlockwise read “M20 J8-J9 CLOSED DUE TO COLLISION” (3 signs; e.g. M25 anti-clockwise between J6 and J5). Marker placed near M20 J8–J9 using the signs there, so it is approximate.
• Overhead signs read “M20 J8-J9 CLOSED DUE TO COLLISION” (1 sign; e.g. M20 eastbound between J3 and J4). Marker placed near M20 J8–J9 using the signs there, so it is approximate.
• 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 J8 and M20 J9.

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