M25 crash J24–J23 anticlockwise

Live Still reported at 14:10 UK time, since 12:21 (1 h 49 min).

Crash on the M25 anticlockwise at J24–J23 on Tuesday 6 October 2026, from 12:21. Still reported at 14:10 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

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   M25 anticlockwise · J24–J23

   Collision

   since 12:21 (1 h 49 min) · delay ~47 min · queue 4.3 mi

   Motorway signs ×6 · TomTom ×2

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Timeline

1. 12:21 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
2. 12:39 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~17 min
3. 12:44 TomTom: delay now ~32 min (was ~17)
4. 12:48 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
5. 12:58 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
6. 12:58 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Accident”
7. 12:59 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
8. 13:15 Motorway signs: “SERIOUS COLLISION”
9. 13:15 Motorway signs: “COLLISION AFTER J24”
10. 13:21 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
11. 13:25 Motorway signs: “M25 J24-J23 LANES CLOSED DUE TO COLLISION”
12. 13:59 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”

What the sources said

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (5 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J24 and J23).
• Stationary traffic, Accident
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J24 and J23).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (3 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J24 and J25).
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION AFTER J24” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J25 and J24).
• Overhead signs read “SERIOUS COLLISION” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J24 and J23).
• Overhead signs read “M25 J24-J23 LANES CLOSED DUE TO COLLISION” (4 signs; e.g. M25 anti-clockwise within J27 after M11 J6 southbound access). Marker placed near M25 J24–J23 using the signs there, so it is approximate.

Other recent incidents on the M25

• 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
• M25 crash J6–J5 anticlockwise · Sat 10:00, cleared after 2 h 40 min
• M25 crash J21A–J22 clockwise · Fri 23:26, cleared after 1 h 38 min

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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.