M25 crash J13–J12 anticlockwise

Crash on the M25 anticlockwise at J13–J12 on Friday 16 October 2026, from 06:46. Still reported at 09:08 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Live since 06:46 (2 h 23 min)

Location

M25 anticlockwise · J13–J12

Reported as

Collision

Delay

~10 min

At its worst

Delay ~18 min

Sources

TomTom ×3 · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 06:46 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
2. 07:27 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
3. 07:41 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~8 min
4. 07:55 TomTom: now says collision, “Queuing traffic, Accident”
5. 08:06 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
6. 08:08 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Accident”
7. 08:13 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
8. 08:22 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. 08:27 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
10. 08:31 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
11. 08:45 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
12. 08:49 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J13 and J12).

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• M25 crash J3007:14 · Live
• M25 crash J14–J15 clockwise06:40 · Live
• M25 crash J28–J27 anticlockwise06:31 · cleared after 2 h
• M25 crash J22–J23 clockwise02:24 · cleared after 4 h 56 min
• M25 stopped traffic J16–J15yesterday 22:48 · cleared after 56 min
• M25 stopped traffic J20–J19 anticlockwiseyesterday 15:48 · cleared after 2 h 52 min
• M25 stopped traffic J3–J2yesterday 14:05 · cleared after 4 h 27 min
• M25 crash J10–J9 anticlockwiseyesterday 11:36 · cleared after 9 h 11 min
• M25 delays J5–J6yesterday 06:15 · cleared after 3 h 22 min
• M25 crash J16 clockwiseWed 22:40 · cleared after 1 h 1 min

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