M25 crash J13–J12 anticlockwise

Crash on the M25 anticlockwise at J13–J12 on Monday 26 October 2026, from 06:51. Cleared at 18:51 after 12 h. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 18:51 on 26 Oct 2026, after 12 h

Location

M25 anticlockwise · J13–J12

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~25 min

Sources

TomTom ×17 · Motorway signs ×3

Timeline

1. Mon 06:51 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
2. Mon 06:51 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
3. Mon 06:56 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
4. Mon 07:01 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
5. Mon 07:28 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~16 min
6. Mon 07:37 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~14 min
7. Mon 07:55 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
8. Mon 07:55 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. Mon 08:05 TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~4), “Queuing traffic”
10. Mon 08:09 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
11. Mon 08:14 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~15 min
12. Mon 08:27 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
13. Mon 08:37 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
14. Mon 08:46 TomTom: delay now ~4 min (was ~17)
15. Mon 08:50 TomTom no longer reports it
16. Mon 08:50 All clear: no source reports it any more
17. Mon 09:04 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
18. Mon 09:18 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
19. Mon 09:22 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
20. Mon 09:27 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
21. Mon 09:36 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
22. Mon 10:13 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
23. Mon 10:27 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
24. Mon 10:36 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
25. Mon 11:03 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
26. Mon 11:08 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
27. Mon 11:12 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
28. Mon 11:17 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
29. Mon 11:26 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
30. Mon 11:31 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
31. Mon 13:07 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~10 min
32. Mon 13:07 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~23 min
33. Mon 13:25 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
34. Mon 13:30 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
35. Mon 14:06 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
36. Mon 14:11 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
37. Mon 14:16 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~15 min
38. Mon 14:20 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
39. Mon 14:25 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
40. Mon 14:34 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
41. Mon 14:49 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
42. Mon 14:52 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
43. Mon 15:01 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
44. Mon 15:06 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
45. Mon 15:11 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
46. Mon 15:20 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~7 min
47. Mon 15:33 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
48. Mon 15:34 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
49. Mon 15:38 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
50. Mon 15:43 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
51. Mon 15:47 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~15 min
52. Mon 15:47 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~8 min
53. Mon 15:52 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
54. Mon 15:56 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
55. Mon 16:03 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
56. Mon 16:24 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~9 min
57. Mon 16:33 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
58. Mon 16:38 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
59. Mon 16:51 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
60. Mon 16:56 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
61. Mon 17:01 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
62. Mon 17:12 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
63. Mon 17:14 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~18 min
64. Mon 17:28 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
65. Mon 17:51 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
66. Mon 18:01 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
67. Mon 18:03 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
68. Mon 18:37 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
69. Mon 18:51 TomTom no longer reports it
70. Mon 18:51 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Queuing traffic
• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 J10 anti-clockwise exit).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (5 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J13 and J12).
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J13 and J12).

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Live traffic and past incidents at M25 J13 and M25 J12.

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