M25 crash J10 anticlockwise

Crash on the M25 anticlockwise at J10 on Wednesday 4 November 2026, from 07:35. Still reported at 10:04 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Live since 07:35 (2 h 29 min)

Location

M25 anticlockwise · J10

Reported as

Collision

Delay

~231 min

At its worst

Road closed · stationary traffic · delay ~252 min

Sources

TomTom ×5 · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 07:35 Motorway signs: “VEHICLE FIRE SLOW DOWN”
2. 07:42 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~10 min
3. 07:52 TomTom: now says obstruction or hazard, “traffic, Vehicle fire”
4. 07:56 TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Stationary traffic, Vehicle fire”, delay ~31 min
5. 08:05 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, delay now ~68 min (was ~35), “Stationary traffic”
6. 08:10 TomTom: now says obstruction or hazard, delay now ~111 min (was ~68), “traffic, Vehicle fire”
7. 08:33 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, delay now ~51 min (was ~165), “Stationary traffic”
8. 08:33 TomTom: road closed
9. 08:47 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~75 min (reported again)
10. 08:51 TomTom: delay now ~47 min (was ~75)
11. 09:00 TomTom: delay now ~103 min (was ~59)
12. 09:14 TomTom: delay now ~152 min (was ~100)
13. 09:32 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~140 min
14. 09:37 TomTom: now says collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”
15. 09:41 TomTom: delay now ~218 min (was ~147)
16. 09:41 TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Stationary traffic, Vehicle fire”, delay ~43 min
17. 10:01 Motorway signs no longer show “VEHICLE FIRE SLOW DOWN”

Source reports

• Stationary traffic, Vehicle fire
• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “VEHICLE FIRE SLOW DOWN” (4 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J9 and J8).
• Closed
• Stationary traffic, Incident

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Live traffic and past incidents at M25 J10.

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