M25 crash J16–J17 clockwise

Crash on the M25 clockwise at J16–J17 on Monday 19 October 2026, from 18:41. Cleared at 20:57 after 2 h 16 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 20:57 on 19 Oct 2026, after 2 h 16 min

Location

M25 clockwise · J16–J17

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~27 min

Sources

Motorway signs · TomTom ×3

Timeline

1. 18:41 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
2. 19:15 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
3. 19:24 TomTom no longer reports it
4. 20:42 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
5. 20:42 All clear: no source reports it any more
6. 20:42 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~20 min
7. 20:47 TomTom: delay now ~27 min (was ~20)
8. 20:47 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~8 min
9. 20:51 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, delay now ~3 min (was ~8), “Slow traffic”
10. 20:57 TomTom no longer reports it
11. 20:57 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J16 and J17).
• Queuing traffic
• Stationary traffic
• Slow traffic

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 crash J16–J15 anticlockwise16:21 · cleared after 3 h 51 min
• M25 crash J24–J25 clockwise15:14 · cleared after 3 h 56 min
• M25 stopped traffic J16–J17 clockwise14:21 · cleared after 2 h 50 min
• M25 stopped traffic J214:09 · cleared after 4 h 7 min
• M25 stopped traffic J13–J12 anticlockwise13:55 · cleared after 4 h 58 min
• M25 crash J26–J27 clockwise13:22 · cleared after 1 h 30 min
• M25 crash J13–J12 anticlockwise11:01 · cleared after 3 h 44 min
• M25 crash J24 clockwise08:09 · cleared after 12 h 33 min
• M25 stopped traffic J6–J5 anticlockwise08:01 · cleared after 3 h 19 min
• M25 delays J10–J1107:58 · cleared after 5 h 39 min

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