M25 crash J24–J25 clockwise

Crash on the M25 clockwise at J24–J25 on Tuesday 27 October 2026, from 03:16. Cleared at 20:20 after 17 h 4 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs, TomTom and National Highways.

Status

Cleared 20:20 on 27 Oct 2026, after 17 h 4 min

Location

M25 clockwise · J24–J25

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

2 of 4 lanes closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~44 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×2 · TomTom ×22 · National Highways ×4

Timeline

1. Tue 03:16 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
2. Tue 06:35 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
3. Tue 06:40 TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~4)
4. Tue 06:58 TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~11), “Queuing traffic”
5. Tue 07:03 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
6. Tue 07:03 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
7. Tue 07:08 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
8. Tue 07:12 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~11 min (reported again)
9. Tue 07:12 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
10. Tue 07:17 TomTom: delay now ~9 min (was ~22), “Slow traffic”
11. Tue 07:17 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~9 min
12. Tue 07:21 TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~9)
13. Tue 07:26 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
14. Tue 07:26 TomTom: delay now ~41 min (was ~18)
15. Tue 07:35 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~22 min
16. Tue 07:40 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
17. Tue 07:49 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
18. Tue 07:53 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
19. Tue 07:53 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
20. Tue 07:58 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
21. Tue 08:03 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
22. Tue 08:07 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
23. Tue 08:12 TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~5)
24. Tue 08:21 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~25 min
25. Tue 08:25 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~34 min (reported again)
26. Tue 08:35 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~11 min
27. Tue 08:38 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
28. Tue 08:39 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
29. Tue 08:39 TomTom: delay now ~7 min (was ~26), “Slow traffic”
30. Tue 08:39 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~22 min
31. Tue 08:44 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~19 min
32. Tue 08:48 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
33. Tue 08:48 TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~19), “Slow traffic”
34. Tue 08:53 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
35. Tue 08:53 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min
36. Tue 08:57 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
37. Tue 08:57 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~7 min (reported again)
38. Tue 08:57 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
39. Tue 09:07 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
40. Tue 09:12 TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~6), “Queuing traffic”
41. Tue 09:16 TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~16), “Slow traffic”
42. Tue 09:17 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~10 min
43. Tue 09:21 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
44. Tue 09:35 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
45. Tue 09:35 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
46. Tue 09:39 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
47. Tue 09:53 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
48. Tue 09:57 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
49. Tue 09:59 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
50. Tue 10:01 National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
51. Tue 10:01 National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
52. Tue 10:02 TomTom no longer reports it
53. Tue 10:11 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~12 min (reported again)
54. Tue 10:29 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
55. Tue 10:39 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
56. Tue 10:43 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
57. Tue 10:48 TomTom: delay now ~20 min (was ~15)
58. Tue 11:17 National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
59. Tue 11:20 TomTom: broken-down vehicle, “Slow traffic, Broken down vehicle”, delay ~3 min
60. Tue 11:35 National Highways: lane closure lifted
61. Tue 11:35 All clear: no source reports it any more
62. Tue 11:53 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~32 min
63. Tue 12:01 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
64. Tue 12:06 TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~18)
65. Tue 12:07 National Highways: lane closure lifted
66. Tue 12:15 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
67. Tue 12:19 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
68. Tue 12:24 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
69. Tue 12:38 TomTom no longer reports it
70. Tue 13:23 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~25 min
71. Tue 13:37 TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~32)
72. Tue 13:42 TomTom: delay now ~9 min (was ~15)
73. Tue 13:51 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
74. Tue 13:55 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
75. Tue 13:55 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min
76. Tue 14:00 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
77. Tue 14:05 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
78. Tue 14:09 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~9 min
79. Tue 14:14 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
80. Tue 14:18 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
81. Tue 14:23 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
82. Tue 14:27 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
83. Tue 14:46 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
84. Tue 14:50 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
85. Tue 14:55 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
86. Tue 14:59 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
87. Tue 15:04 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
88. Tue 15:17 Motorway signs: still reported after more than 12 hours, so treated as out of date
89. Tue 15:18 TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~16)
90. Tue 15:50 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
91. Tue 15:54 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
92. Tue 16:04 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
93. Tue 17:08 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~12 min
94. Tue 17:12 TomTom: delay now ~7 min (was ~12)
95. Tue 17:17 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
96. Tue 17:35 TomTom no longer reports it
97. Tue 17:35 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~43 min (reported again)
98. Tue 18:48 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
99. Tue 20:06 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
100. Tue 20:11 TomTom no longer reports it
101. Tue 20:20 Motorway signs: National Highways' sign feed hasn't changed since 08:47, so this is no longer shown
102. Tue 20:20 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J25 and J24).
• Slow traffic
• Stationary traffic
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (4 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J24 and J25).
• M25 clockwise between J23 and J24
• M25 clockwise between J24 and J25
• Slow traffic, Broken down vehicle

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Live traffic and past incidents at M25 J24 and M25 J25.

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