M25 crash J24 clockwise

Crash on the M25 clockwise at J24 on Monday 19 October 2026, from 08:09. Cleared at 20:42 after 12 h 33 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs, TomTom and National Highways.

Status

Cleared 20:42 on 19 Oct 2026, after 12 h 33 min

Location

M25 clockwise · J24

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

1 of 4 lanes closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~24 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×4 · TomTom ×4 · National Highways

Timeline

1. 07:58 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
2. 07:58 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
3. 08:35 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
4. 08:39 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
5. 08:44 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
6. 08:48 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
7. 08:57 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
8. 09:01 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. 09:01 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~11 min
10. 09:06 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
11. 09:09 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
12. 09:10 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
13. 09:29 TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~16)
14. 09:29 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
15. 09:33 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
16. 09:38 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
17. 09:39 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (reported again)
18. 09:39 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
19. 09:43 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
20. 09:52 TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~16), “Slow traffic”
21. 10:24 TomTom no longer reports it
22. 12:40 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (reported again)
23. 12:40 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
24. 16:41 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (reported again)
25. 16:41 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
26. 18:36 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
27. 18:41 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE” (reported again)
28. 18:41 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
29. 19:10 National Highways: lane closure lifted
30. 19:11 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (reported again)
31. 19:11 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
32. 19:18 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
33. 19:39 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
34. 19:47 TomTom no longer reports it
35. 20:12 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
36. 20:42 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
37. 20:42 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J23 and J24).
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J23 and J24).
• Slow traffic
• Stationary traffic
• M25 clockwise between J23 and J24
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 clockwise within J24).

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 crash J16–J17 clockwise18:41 · cleared after 2 h 16 min
• 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 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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