M25 crash J24–J23 anticlockwise

Crash on the M25 anticlockwise at J24–J23 on Monday 9 November 2026, from 06:43. Cleared at 09:37 after 2 h 54 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 09:37 on 9 Nov 2026, after 2 h 54 min

Location

M25 anticlockwise · J24–J23

Reported as

Obstruction or hazard

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~58 min

Sources

TomTom ×4 · Motorway signs ×2

Timeline

1. 06:43 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. 07:20 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
3. 07:52 Motorway signs: “DEBRIS IN ROAD”
4. 08:10 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~19 min
5. 08:11 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
6. 08:15 TomTom: delay now ~30 min (was ~19)
7. 08:19 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, delay now ~45 min (was ~30), “Stationary traffic”
8. 08:20 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
9. 08:24 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
10. 08:31 Motorway signs no longer show “DEBRIS IN ROAD”
11. 08:33 TomTom: delay now ~57 min (was ~43)
12. 08:33 TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~9), “Stationary traffic”
13. 08:38 TomTom: delay now ~37 min (was ~57)
14. 08:38 TomTom: delay now ~41 min (was ~16)
15. 08:56 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
16. 09:14 TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~33)
17. 09:28 TomTom: delay now ~22 min (was ~32)
18. 09:32 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
19. 09:33 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~22)
20. 09:37 TomTom no longer reports it
21. 09:37 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “DEBRIS IN ROAD” (4 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J24 and J23).
• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J25 and J26).

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 crash J11–J12 clockwise16:24 · Live
• M25 crash J29–J30 clockwise14:34 · cleared after 3 h 5 min
• M25 stopped traffic J9–J10 clockwise06:35 · cleared after 3 h 58 min
• M25 delays J6–J506:26 · cleared after 50 min
• M25 stopped traffic J6–J5 anticlockwise05:59 · cleared after 2 h 33 min
• M25 reported crash J17–J16 anticlockwise00:44 · cleared after 45 min
• M25 reported crash J21–J20 anticlockwiseyesterday 17:16 · cleared after 42 min
• M25 stopped traffic J6–J5 anticlockwiseyesterday 16:42 · cleared after 2 h 16 min
• M25 stopped traffic J15–J16yesterday 11:22 · cleared after 8 h 15 min
• M25 crash J22 clockwiseyesterday 10:27 · cleared after 1 h 29 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M25 J24 and M25 J23.

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