M25 crash J19–J18 anticlockwise

Live Still reported at 17:29 UK time, since 14:43 (2 h 45 min).

Crash on the M25 anticlockwise at J19–J18 on Tuesday 6 October 2026, from 14:43. Still reported at 17:29 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

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   M25 anticlockwise · J19–J18

   Collision

   since 14:43 (2 h 45 min) · delay ~16 min

   Motorway signs · TomTom ×5

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Timeline

1. 14:43 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
2. 15:06 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~19 min
3. 15:10 TomTom: delay now ~29 min (was ~19)
4. 15:11 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
5. 15:15 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
6. 15:20 TomTom: delay now ~47 min (was ~36)
7. 15:30 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
8. 15:42 TomTom: delay now ~114 min (was ~82)
9. 15:47 TomTom: delay now ~64 min (was ~114)
10. 15:52 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
11. 16:10 TomTom: delay now ~4 min (was ~9)
12. 16:19 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
13. 16:24 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min
14. 16:28 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Incident”
15. 16:33 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Incident”
16. 16:38 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
17. 16:42 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
18. 16:42 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Incident”

What the sources said

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (3 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J19 and J18).
• Queuing traffic, Incident
• Slow traffic

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 crash J13 clockwise · 16:24, still reported
• M25 crash J24–J23 anticlockwise · 12:21, cleared after 2 h 38 min
• M25 crash J8–J9 clockwise · 07:16, cleared after 3 h 12 min
• M25 crash J28 anticlockwise · yesterday 15:07, cleared after 2 h 17 min
• M25 crash J3 clockwise · Sun 15:52, cleared after 1 h 51 min
• M25 crash J16–J17 clockwise · Sun 11:58, cleared after 45 h
• M25 crash J3–J2 anticlockwise · Sun 11:12, cleared after 2 h 57 min
• M25 crash J4–J3 anticlockwise · Sun 08:18, cleared after 57 min
• M25 crash J22–J21A anticlockwise · Sun 02:23, cleared after 2 h 51 min
• M25 reported crash J20 clockwise · Sun 02:15, cleared after 1 h 59 min

About this page

This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.