M25 crash J14–J15 clockwise

Crash on the M25 clockwise at J14–J15 on Wednesday 23 September 2026, from 13:33. Cleared at 16:48 after 75 h 15 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.

Status

Cleared 16:48 on 26 Sept 2026, after 75 h 15 min

Location

M25 clockwise · J14–J15

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

Road closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~63 min

Sources

TomTom ×16 · Motorway signs ×3 · National Highways ×3

Timeline

1. Wed 13:33 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
2. Wed 14:12 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~9 min
3. Wed 14:12 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~47 min
4. Wed 14:12 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~33 min
5. Wed 14:35 National Highways: road closed
6. Wed 14:42 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
7. Wed 14:45 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~15 min
8. Wed 14:49 TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~9), “Queuing traffic”
9. Wed 14:52 TomTom: delay now ~22 min (was ~15), “Stationary traffic”
10. Wed 15:00 TomTom: road closed
11. Wed 15:00 TomTom: road closed
12. Wed 15:03 TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~22)
13. Wed 15:04 TomTom: road closed
14. Wed 15:15 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~2 min
15. Wed 15:15 National Highways: road closed
16. Wed 15:16 TomTom: delay now ~7 min (was ~14), “Queuing traffic”
17. Wed 15:16 TomTom: delay now ~63 min (was ~33)
18. Wed 15:20 TomTom: road closed (reported again)
19. Wed 15:20 TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~7), “Stationary traffic”
20. Wed 15:20 TomTom: delay now ~37 min (was ~63)
21. Wed 15:30 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
22. Wed 15:30 TomTom: delay now ~6 min (was ~37)
23. Wed 15:34 TomTom: road closed (reported again)
24. Wed 15:44 TomTom: delay now ~29 min (was ~21)
25. Wed 15:45 National Highways: road closed
26. Wed 15:45 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
27. Wed 16:12 TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~8), “Stationary traffic”
28. Wed 16:19 National Highways: road reopened
29. Wed 16:22 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~40 min
30. Wed 16:22 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~36 min
31. Wed 16:26 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
32. Wed 16:26 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
33. Wed 17:03 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~2 min
34. Wed 17:07 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
35. Wed 17:47 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~2 min
36. Wed 17:49 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~7 min (reported again)
37. Wed 18:03 TomTom: delay now ~20 min (was ~30)
38. Wed 18:17 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
39. Wed 18:21 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
40. Wed 18:31 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
41. Wed 18:37 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
42. Wed 18:45 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~14 min
43. Wed 18:45 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
44. Wed 19:02 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
45. Wed 19:12 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
46. Wed 19:27 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
47. Wed 19:28 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~3 min
48. Wed 19:44 TomTom no longer reports it
49. Wed 19:44 All clear: no source reports it any more
50. Fri 12:10 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION” (reported again)
51. Fri 12:41 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
52. Fri 12:41 All clear: no source reports it any more
53. Sat 16:18 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION” (reported again)
54. Sat 16:48 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
55. Sat 16:48 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J15 and J16).
• M25 anti-clockwise within J16 after M40 J1A northbound exit
• Closed
• M25 clockwise between J15 and J16
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (5 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J14 and J15).
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (6 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J15 and J16).

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 crash J10–J9 anticlockwise02:51 · cleared after 33 min
• M25 crash J27–J28 clockwise02:13 · cleared after 1 h 29 min
• M25 crash J15 anticlockwise00:20 · cleared after 25 min
• M25 crash J11–J10 anticlockwiseyesterday 22:19 · cleared after 52 min
• M25 reported crash J11 anticlockwiseyesterday 21:53 · cleared after 49 min
• M25 crash J16–J17 clockwiseyesterday 14:21 · cleared after 5 h 2 min
• M25 reported crash J11–J12 clockwiseyesterday 13:24 · cleared after 1 h 8 min
• M25 crash J27–J28 clockwiseyesterday 12:31 · cleared after 37 min
• M25 crash J13–J12 anticlockwiseyesterday 06:52 · cleared after 2 h 55 min
• M25 stopped traffic J30yesterday 06:49 · cleared after 2 h 8 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M25 J14 and M25 J15.

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