M25 crash J16–J17 clockwise

Crash on the M25 clockwise at J16–J17 on Tuesday 10 November 2026, from 06:20. Still reported at 09:51 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Live since 06:20 (3 h 31 min)

Location

M25 clockwise · J16–J17

Reported as

Collision

Delay

~3 min

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~26 min

Sources

TomTom ×5 · Motorway signs ×2

Timeline

1. 06:20 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. 06:25 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~7 min
3. 07:06 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
4. 07:11 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
5. 07:34 TomTom no longer reports it
6. 07:34 All clear: no source reports it any more
7. 07:52 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
8. 08:06 TomTom no longer reports it
9. 08:06 All clear: no source reports it any more
10. 08:13 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
11. 08:20 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
12. 08:20 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
13. 08:24 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
14. 08:42 TomTom: delay now ~23 min (was ~12)
15. 09:00 TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~20)
16. 09:05 TomTom: delay now ~23 min (was ~13), “Queuing traffic”
17. 09:08 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
18. 09:08 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
19. 09:14 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
20. 09:33 TomTom: delay now ~7 min (was ~13), “Queuing traffic”
21. 09:38 TomTom: “Slow traffic”

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (3 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J16 and J17).
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J16 and J17).

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• M25 crash J24–J25 clockwise03:51 · cleared after 1 h 46 min
• M25 crash J7–J8 clockwiseyesterday 21:59 · Live
• M25 reported crash J27–J28 clockwiseyesterday 18:33 · cleared after 31 min
• M25 stopped traffic J6–J5 anticlockwiseyesterday 17:24 · cleared after 1 h 9 min
• M25 crash J11–J12 clockwiseyesterday 16:24 · cleared after 2 h 14 min
• M25 crash J29–J30 clockwiseyesterday 14:34 · cleared after 3 h 5 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M25 J16 and M25 J17.

The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.