M25 crash J8–J9 clockwise

Cleared Cleared at 00:00 on 8 Oct 2026, after 40 h 44 min.

Crash on the M25 clockwise at J8–J9 on Tuesday 6 October 2026, from 07:16. Cleared at 00:00 after 40 h 44 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

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   M25 clockwise · J8–J9

   Collision

   Road closed · Tue 07:16–Thu 00:00 (cleared after 40 h 44 min) · delay ~156 min · queue 9.6 mi

   TomTom ×10 · Motorway signs ×5

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Timeline

1. Tue 07:16 Motorway signs: “ANIMALS IN ROAD - SLOW”
2. Tue 07:17 Motorway signs: “ANIMALS IN ROAD - SLOW”
3. Tue 07:24 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min
4. Tue 07:29 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
5. Tue 07:33 TomTom: now says obstruction or hazard, “Queuing traffic, Animals on the road”
6. Tue 07:38 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident, Animals on the road”, delay ~20 min
7. Tue 07:38 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Animals on the road”
8. Tue 07:43 TomTom: delay now ~46 min (was ~20)
9. Tue 07:43 TomTom: delay now ~22 min (was ~14)
10. Tue 07:46 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
11. Tue 07:47 TomTom: now says obstruction or hazard, delay now ~86 min (was ~46), “Stationary traffic, Animals on the road”
12. Tue 07:47 TomTom: delay now ~30 min (was ~22)
13. Tue 07:52 TomTom: delay now ~137 min (was ~86)
14. Tue 07:52 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~79 min
15. Tue 07:56 TomTom: now says collision, “Incident, Animals on the road”
16. Tue 07:56 TomTom: road closed
17. Tue 07:56 TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Stationary traffic, Animals on the road”, delay ~68 min
18. Tue 08:01 TomTom: delay now ~102 min (was ~68)
19. Tue 08:05 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
20. Tue 08:05 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, delay now ~154 min (was ~102), “Stationary traffic”
21. Tue 08:10 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~136 min
22. Tue 08:10 TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Stationary traffic, Animals on the road”, delay ~162 min
23. Tue 08:15 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
24. Tue 08:19 TomTom: delay now ~53 min (was ~122)
25. Tue 08:28 Motorway signs no longer show “ANIMALS IN ROAD - SLOW”
26. Tue 08:28 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
27. Tue 08:28 Motorway signs no longer show “ANIMALS IN ROAD - SLOW”
28. Tue 08:28 All clear: no source reports it any more
29. Tue 08:28 TomTom: delay now ~22 min (was ~41)
30. Tue 08:33 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
31. Tue 08:38 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~11 min
32. Tue 08:38 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
33. Tue 08:38 TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~28)
34. Tue 08:42 TomTom: delay now ~23 min (was ~13)
35. Tue 08:42 TomTom: delay now ~56 min (was ~93)
36. Tue 08:51 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~20 min (reported again)
37. Tue 08:55 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF DEBRIS”
38. Tue 08:56 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
39. Tue 08:56 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
40. Tue 09:00 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
41. Tue 09:05 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
42. Tue 09:14 TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~18), “Queuing traffic”
43. Tue 09:19 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
44. Tue 09:21 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
45. Tue 09:37 TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~12), “Queuing traffic”
46. Tue 09:51 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
47. Tue 09:58 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF DEBRIS”
48. Tue 09:58 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
49. Tue 10:05 TomTom: delay now ~5 min (was ~10), “Slow traffic”
50. Tue 10:09 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
51. Tue 10:18 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
52. Tue 10:27 TomTom no longer reports it
53. Tue 10:27 All clear: no source reports it any more
54. Wed 23:32 TomTom: road closed (reported again)
55. Thu 00:00 TomTom no longer reports it
56. Thu 00:00 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Stationary traffic, Animals on the road
• Overhead signs read “ANIMALS IN ROAD - SLOW” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J9 and J10).
• Overhead signs read “ANIMALS IN ROAD - SLOW” (4 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J9 and J8).
• Stationary traffic
• Closed
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J8 and J9).
• Slow traffic
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF DEBRIS” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 J13 clockwise access).
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J11 and J12).

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 crash J26–J27 clockwise · yesterday 13:57, cleared after 48 min
• M25 crash J16 anticlockwise · yesterday 09:02, cleared after 9 h 44 min
• M25 reported crash J3–J2 anticlockwise · yesterday 03:52, cleared after 50 min
• M25 crash J16–J15 anticlockwise · Fri 12:34, cleared after 6 h 45 min
• M25 crash J14 clockwise · Fri 09:35, cleared after 16 h 36 min
• M25 stopped traffic J17 · Fri 06:54, cleared after 13 h 10 min
• M25 crash J8–J9 clockwise · Thu 23:57, cleared after 3 h 8 min
• M25 crash J22–J21A anticlockwise · Thu 22:22, cleared after 2 h 6 min
• M25 reported crash J22 anticlockwise · Thu 19:46, cleared after 41 min
• M25 crash J9–J8 anticlockwise · Thu 16:26, cleared after 7 h 2 min

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