M25 crash J20–J19 anticlockwise

Live Still reported at 07:24 UK time, since 06:19 (1 h 5 min).

Crash on the M25 anticlockwise at J20–J19 on Monday 12 October 2026, from 06:19. Still reported at 07:24 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

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   M25 anticlockwise · J20–J19

   Collision

   since 06:19 (1 h 5 min) · delay ~8 min · queue 6.5 mi

   TomTom · Motorway signs ×2

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Timeline

1. 06:19 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
2. 06:23 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
3. 06:26 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
4. 06:31 TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~5)
5. 06:58 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
6. 07:03 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
7. 07:07 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
8. 07:16 TomTom: “Slow traffic”

What the sources said

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (3 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J20 and J19).
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (3 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J20 and J19).

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 stopped traffic J2 · 07:04, still reported
• M25 crash J5–J6 clockwise · 06:13, still reported
• M25 crash J29–J30 clockwise · 02:43, cleared after 45 min
• M25 crash J26–J25 clockwise · yesterday 08:26, cleared after 56 min
• M25 crash J26–J27 clockwise · Sat 13:57, cleared after 48 min
• M25 crash J16 anticlockwise · Sat 09:02, cleared after 27 h 58 min
• M25 reported crash J3–J2 anticlockwise · Sat 03:52, cleared after 50 min
• M25 crash J16–J15 anticlockwise · Fri 12:34, cleared after 6 h 45 min
• M25 crash J14 clockwise · Fri 09:35, cleared after 16 h 36 min
• M25 stopped traffic J17 · Fri 06:54, cleared after 13 h 10 min

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