M25 crash J25 anticlockwise

Crash on the M25 anticlockwise at J25 on Friday 23 October 2026, from 02:58. Still reported at 11:11 UK time. Timeline of reports from National Highways, TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Live since 02:58 (8 h 14 min)

Location

M25 anticlockwise · J25

Reported as

Collision

Delay

~28 min

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~46 min

Sources

National Highways ×3 · TomTom · Motorway signs ×8

Timeline

1. 02:58 National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
2. 06:01 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
3. 06:10 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
4. 06:19 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~7), “Queuing traffic”
5. 06:24 TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~12), “Stationary traffic”
6. 06:26 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
7. 06:28 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
8. 06:33 TomTom: delay now ~19 min (was ~13), “Stationary traffic”
9. 06:56 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
10. 07:02 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
11. 07:32 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
12. 07:41 National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
13. 08:09 TomTom: now says obstruction or hazard, “Stationary traffic, Flooding”
14. 08:13 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
15. 08:16 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
16. 08:20 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
17. 09:02 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
18. 09:02 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
19. 09:49 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
20. 10:00 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
21. 10:14 Motorway signs: “COLLISION [HCA0]”
22. 10:14 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
23. 10:14 National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
24. 10:33 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
25. 10:58 National Highways: lane closure lifted
26. 11:03 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
27. 11:03 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
28. 11:03 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION [HCA0]”

Source reports

• M25 anti-clockwise between J25 and J24
• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J25 and J26).
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (4 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J26 and J25).
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J26 and J25).
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J24 and J25).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (4 signs; furthest along: M25 J25 anti-clockwise exit).
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J26 and J25).
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION [HCA0]” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J26 and J25).
• M25 anti-clockwise between J26 and J25

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 crash09:55 · Live
• M25 stopped traffic J209:51 · Live
• M25 crash J6–J5 anticlockwise08:43 · Live
• M25 crash J9–J10 clockwise08:40 · Live
• M25 delays J14–J13 anticlockwise06:37 · Live
• M25 crash J8 anticlockwise02:16 · cleared after 1 h 15 min
• M25 crash J16–J17 clockwise01:51 · cleared after 39 min
• M25 reported crash J8–J7 anticlockwise01:50 · cleared after 40 min
• M25 crash J8–J9 clockwiseyesterday 22:11 · cleared after 1 h 49 min
• M25 crash J30–J29 anticlockwiseyesterday 19:55 · cleared after 1 h 4 min

The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.