M25 crash J24–J25 clockwise

Crash on the M25 clockwise at J24–J25 on Friday 30 October 2026, from 09:11. Cleared at 11:47 after 2 h 37 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs, TomTom and National Highways.

Status

Cleared 11:47 on 30 Oct 2026, after 2 h 37 min

Location

M25 clockwise · J24–J25

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

1 of 4 lanes closed

At its worst

Delay ~16 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×2 · TomTom ×3 · National Highways ×2

Timeline

1. Fri 09:11 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
2. Fri 09:52 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
3. Fri 09:53 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
4. Fri 10:01 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
5. Fri 10:17 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
6. Fri 10:22 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
7. Fri 10:27 TomTom no longer reports it
8. Fri 10:31 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
9. Fri 10:31 All clear: no source reports it any more
10. Fri 10:32 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
11. Fri 10:51 National Highways: lane closure lifted
12. Fri 11:02 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
13. Fri 11:07 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
14. Fri 11:12 TomTom no longer reports it
15. Fri 11:12 All clear: no source reports it any more
16. Fri 11:17 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~16 min
17. Fri 11:27 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
18. Fri 11:32 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
19. Fri 11:47 TomTom no longer reports it
20. Fri 11:47 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (11 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J24 and J25).
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (3 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J24 and J25).
• Slow traffic
• M25 clockwise between J24 and J25
• Queuing traffic

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 crash J27–J26 anticlockwiseyesterday 19:13 · cleared after 1 h 9 min
• M25 crash J25–J26 clockwiseyesterday 19:12 · cleared after 1 h 9 min
• M25 reported crash J5 clockwiseyesterday 18:40 · cleared after 42 min
• M25 crash J5–J6 clockwiseyesterday 17:35 · cleared after 1 h 16 min
• M25 crash J5–J6 clockwiseyesterday 17:25 · cleared after 1 h 26 min
• M25 stopped traffic J30yesterday 17:06 · cleared after 1 h 4 min
• M25 crash J21A–J22 clockwiseyesterday 16:40 · cleared after 52 min
• M25 crash J30–J29 anticlockwiseyesterday 09:43 · cleared after 1 h 36 min
• M25 reported crash J27 anticlockwiseyesterday 08:38 · cleared after 41 min
• M25 stopped traffic J3–J2yesterday 07:02 · cleared after 5 h 16 min

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

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