M25 crash J25–J24 anticlockwise
Crash on the M25 anticlockwise at J25–J24 on Wednesday 21 October 2026, from 10:12. Still reported at 11:51 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.
- Status
- Live since 10:12 (1 h 39 min)
- Location
- M25 anticlockwise · J25–J24
- Reported as
- Collision
- Delay
- ~4 min
- At its worst
- Stationary traffic · delay ~49 min
- Sources
- TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs · National Highways ×3
Timeline
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~9 min
- Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
- National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
- TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~9)
- National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
- TomTom: delay now ~20 min (was ~14)
- TomTom: delay now ~26 min (was ~20)
- National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
- TomTom: delay now ~49 min (was ~36)
- Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
- TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Heavy rain, Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
- TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~32)
- TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”
- TomTom: delay now ~8 min (was ~17)
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- National Highways: lane closure lifted
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
Source reports
- Stationary traffic
- Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J25 and J24).
- M25 anti-clockwise between J25 and J24
- Slow traffic
Other recent incidents on the M25
- M25 stopped traffic J3–J2 anticlockwise
- M25 crash J17–J18 clockwise
- M25 reported crash J20 clockwise
- M25 crash J14–J15 clockwise
- M25 stopped traffic J3
- M25 delays J26 anticlockwise
- M25 stopped traffic J10–J11 clockwise
- M25 crash J7 clockwise
- M25 closed J28–J27
- M25 closed J26 anticlockwise
The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.