M25 closed J26–J27 clockwise (broken-down vehicle)

Road closure on the M25 clockwise at J26–J27 on Saturday 26 September 2026, from 20:46. Cleared at 09:34 after 12 h 47 min. Timeline of reports from National Highways and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 09:34 on 27 Sept 2026, after 12 h 47 min

Location

M25 clockwise · J26–J27

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

Lanes

Road closed

Sources

National Highways ×34 · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. Sat 20:46 National Highways: road closed
2. Sat 20:46 National Highways: road closed
3. Sat 20:46 National Highways: road closed
4. Sat 20:46 National Highways: road closed
5. Sat 20:46 National Highways: road closed
6. Sat 20:46 National Highways: road closed
7. Sat 20:46 National Highways: road closed
8. Sat 20:46 National Highways: road closed
9. Sat 20:46 National Highways: road closed
10. Sat 20:46 National Highways: road closed
11. Sat 20:46 National Highways: road closed
12. Sat 20:46 National Highways: road closed
13. Sat 20:46 National Highways: road closed
14. Sat 20:46 National Highways: road closed
15. Sat 20:46 National Highways: road closed
16. Sat 20:46 National Highways: road closed
17. Sat 20:46 National Highways: road closed
18. Sat 20:46 National Highways: road closed
19. Sat 20:46 National Highways: road closed
20. Sat 20:46 National Highways: road closed
21. Sat 20:46 National Highways: road closed
22. Sat 20:46 National Highways: road closed
23. Sat 20:46 National Highways: road closed
24. Sat 20:46 National Highways: road closed
25. Sat 20:46 National Highways: road closed
26. Sat 20:46 National Highways: road closed
27. Sat 20:46 National Highways: road closed
28. Sat 20:46 National Highways: road closed
29. Sat 20:46 National Highways: road closed
30. Sat 20:46 National Highways: road closed
31. Sat 22:01 National Highways: road reopened
32. Sat 22:25 National Highways: road reopened
33. Sat 22:38 National Highways: road closed
34. Sat 22:38 National Highways: road closed
35. Sat 22:57 National Highways: road reopened
36. Sat 22:57 National Highways: road reopened
37. Sat 23:19 National Highways: road reopened
38. Sat 23:43 National Highways: road closed
39. Sun 00:09 National Highways: road reopened
40. Sun 00:09 All clear: no source reports it any more
41. Sun 07:14 National Highways: road closed
42. Sun 07:21 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
43. Sun 07:59 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
44. Sun 09:34 National Highways: road reopened
45. Sun 09:34 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• M25 clockwise between J26 and J27
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (4 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J26 and J27).

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 crash J10–J9 anticlockwise02:51 · cleared after 33 min
• M25 crash J27–J28 clockwise02:13 · cleared after 1 h 29 min
• M25 crash J15 anticlockwise00:20 · cleared after 25 min
• M25 crash J11–J10 anticlockwiseyesterday 22:19 · cleared after 52 min
• M25 reported crash J11 anticlockwiseyesterday 21:53 · cleared after 49 min
• M25 crash J16–J17 clockwiseyesterday 14:21 · cleared after 5 h 2 min
• M25 reported crash J11–J12 clockwiseyesterday 13:24 · cleared after 1 h 8 min
• M25 crash J27–J28 clockwiseyesterday 12:31 · cleared after 37 min
• M25 crash J13–J12 anticlockwiseyesterday 06:52 · cleared after 2 h 55 min
• M25 stopped traffic J30yesterday 06:49 · cleared after 2 h 8 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M25 J26 and M25 J27.

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