M25 crash J10–J11 clockwise

Cleared Cleared at 20:00 on 1 Oct 2026, after 5 h 34 min.

Crash on the M25 clockwise at J10–J11 on Thursday 1 October 2026, from 14:25. Cleared at 20:00 after 5 h 34 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

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   M25 clockwise · J10–J11

   Collision

   14:25–20:00 (cleared after 5 h 34 min) · delay ~15 min · queue 10.3 mi

   TomTom ×7 · Motorway signs ×2

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Timeline

1. 14:25 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. 14:35 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
3. 14:44 TomTom no longer reports it
4. 14:44 All clear: no source reports it any more
5. 14:49 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
6. 14:58 TomTom no longer reports it
7. 15:02 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
8. 15:35 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. 15:39 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
10. 15:58 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
11. 16:08 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
12. 16:12 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
13. 16:17 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
14. 16:26 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
15. 16:31 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF DEBRIS”
16. 16:36 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
17. 16:50 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~10 min
18. 16:54 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
19. 17:04 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
20. 17:08 TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~11), “Queuing traffic”
21. 17:18 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
22. 17:22 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
23. 17:22 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
24. 17:25 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF DEBRIS”
25. 17:27 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~12 min
26. 17:36 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
27. 17:41 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
28. 17:45 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
29. 17:55 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~8 min
30. 18:45 TomTom no longer reports it
31. 18:45 All clear: no source reports it any more
32. 18:59 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
33. 19:09 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~8 min (reported again)
34. 19:18 TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~8)
35. 19:22 TomTom: delay now ~20 min (was ~13)
36. 19:27 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, delay now ~26 min (was ~20), “Stationary traffic”
37. 19:41 TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~17), “Queuing traffic”
38. 19:50 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
39. 19:56 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
40. 20:00 TomTom no longer reports it
41. 20:00 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF DEBRIS” (11 signs; furthest along: M25 J10 clockwise exit).
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J10 and J11).

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 reported crash J29–J30 clockwise · 19:42, cleared after 44 min
• M25 crash J28–J27 anticlockwise · 17:16, cleared after 57 min
• M25 crash J6–J5 anticlockwise · 17:00, cleared after 2 h 39 min
• M25 reported crash J29 clockwise · 12:40, cleared after 43 min
• M25 stopped traffic J15–J16 · 10:47, cleared after 1 h 6 min
• M25 crash J16 anticlockwise · 06:37, cleared after 3 h 29 min
• M25 crash J17–J16 anticlockwise · 06:23, cleared after 2 h 19 min
• M25 stopped traffic J8–J9 · 05:42, cleared after 2 h 14 min
• M25 crash J17–J18 clockwise · 03:07, cleared after 2 h 44 min
• M25 crash J18–J17 anticlockwise · 03:02, cleared after 2 h 49 min

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This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.