M25 crash J16 anticlockwise

Crash on the M25 anticlockwise at J16 on Tuesday 27 October 2026, from 06:26. Cleared at 08:03 after 1 h 37 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 08:03 on 27 Oct 2026, after 1 h 37 min

Location

M25 anticlockwise · J16

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic

Sources

TomTom · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. Tue 06:26 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. Tue 06:45 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
3. Tue 06:50 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
4. Tue 06:58 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
5. Tue 07:03 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
6. Tue 07:12 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
7. Tue 07:21 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
8. Tue 07:26 TomTom: delay now ~29 min (was ~22)
9. Tue 07:29 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
10. Tue 07:31 TomTom no longer reports it
11. Tue 07:31 All clear: no source reports it any more
12. Tue 07:35 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~30 min (reported again)
13. Tue 07:44 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
14. Tue 07:54 TomTom no longer reports it
15. Tue 07:54 All clear: no source reports it any more
16. Tue 07:58 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~32 min (reported again)
17. Tue 08:03 TomTom no longer reports it

Source reports

• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (9 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise within J16 after M40 J1A northbound exit).

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 crash J27–J26 anticlockwiseyesterday 19:13 · cleared after 1 h 9 min
• M25 crash J25–J26 clockwiseyesterday 19:12 · cleared after 1 h 9 min
• M25 reported crash J5 clockwiseyesterday 18:40 · cleared after 42 min
• M25 crash J5–J6 clockwiseyesterday 17:35 · cleared after 1 h 16 min
• M25 crash J5–J6 clockwiseyesterday 17:25 · cleared after 1 h 26 min
• M25 stopped traffic J30yesterday 17:06 · cleared after 1 h 4 min
• M25 crash J21A–J22 clockwiseyesterday 16:40 · cleared after 52 min
• M25 crash J30–J29 anticlockwiseyesterday 09:43 · cleared after 1 h 36 min
• M25 reported crash J27 anticlockwiseyesterday 08:38 · cleared after 41 min
• M25 stopped traffic J3–J2yesterday 07:02 · cleared after 5 h 16 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M25 J16.

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