M25 crash J16 clockwise

Crash on the M25 clockwise at J16 on Tuesday 3 November 2026, from 13:29. Cleared at 20:28 after 6 h 59 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 20:28 on 3 Nov 2026, after 6 h 59 min

Location

M25 clockwise · J16

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Delay ~14 min

Sources

TomTom ×7 · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 13:29 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. 13:42 TomTom no longer reports it
3. 13:42 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. 13:56 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
5. 14:24 TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~5), “Queuing traffic”
6. 14:28 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
7. 14:33 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
8. 16:09 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
9. 16:13 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
10. 16:18 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
11. 16:23 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
12. 16:27 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
13. 16:32 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~12 min (reported again)
14. 16:35 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
15. 16:41 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~13 min
16. 16:54 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
17. 16:58 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
18. 16:59 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~12 min
19. 17:04 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
20. 17:13 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~11 min
21. 17:21 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
22. 17:21 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~12 min (reported again)
23. 17:35 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~13 min (reported again)
24. 17:39 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~12 min (reported again)
25. 17:49 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~13 min (reported again)
26. 17:58 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~10 min (reported again)
27. 18:02 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
28. 18:07 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
29. 18:51 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
30. 18:54 TomTom no longer reports it
31. 18:54 All clear: no source reports it any more
32. 18:57 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~11 min
33. 19:02 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
34. 19:16 TomTom: now says collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”
35. 19:39 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Accident”
36. 19:49 TomTom no longer reports it
37. 20:28 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
38. 20:28 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

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

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• M25 crash J11 anticlockwise06:37 · cleared after 3 h 49 min
• M25 stopped traffic J6–J5 anticlockwise06:18 · cleared after 2 h 37 min
• M25 crash J20–J1906:08 · cleared after 1 h 41 min
• M25 closed J24–J25 clockwiseyesterday 21:51 · cleared after 7 h 21 min
• M25 crash J27–J26 anticlockwiseyesterday 19:13 · cleared after 1 h 9 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M25 J16.

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