M25 crash J16–J17 clockwise

Crash on the M25 clockwise at J16–J17 on Friday 30 October 2026, from 13:33. Cleared at 16:30 after 2 h 57 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 16:30 on 30 Oct 2026, after 2 h 57 min

Location

M25 clockwise · J16–J17

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~42 min

Sources

TomTom ×7 · Motorway signs ×2

Timeline

1. Fri 13:33 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
2. Fri 13:38 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
3. Fri 13:43 TomTom: delay now ~36 min (was ~8)
4. Fri 14:03 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~31 min
5. Fri 14:10 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
6. Fri 14:14 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~30 min (reported again)
7. Fri 14:18 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~28 min
8. Fri 14:32 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
9. Fri 14:38 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~25 min
10. Fri 14:48 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
11. Fri 14:53 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~35 min
12. Fri 14:58 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
13. Fri 15:02 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
14. Fri 15:03 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
15. Fri 15:19 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~23 min (reported again)
16. Fri 15:40 TomTom no longer reports it
17. Fri 15:40 All clear: no source reports it any more
18. Fri 15:54 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~40 min
19. Fri 15:59 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
20. Fri 16:05 TomTom no longer reports it
21. Fri 16:05 All clear: no source reports it any more
22. Fri 16:15 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~27 min
23. Fri 16:30 TomTom no longer reports it
24. Fri 16:30 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (6 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J16 and J17).
• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (13 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J15 and J16).

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 and M25 J17.

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