M25 crash J26–J25 anticlockwise

Crash on the M25 anticlockwise at J26–J25 on Saturday 31 October 2026, from 11:27. Cleared at 13:38 after 2 h 11 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 13:38 on 31 Oct 2026, after 2 h 11 min

Location

M25 anticlockwise · J26–J25

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~20 min

Sources

TomTom ×3 · Motorway signs ×5

Timeline

1. Sat 11:27 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
2. Sat 11:37 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
3. Sat 11:42 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
4. Sat 11:47 TomTom no longer reports it
5. Sat 11:52 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~9 min
6. Sat 12:02 TomTom: now says collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”
7. Sat 12:08 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
8. Sat 12:08 Motorway signs: “COLLISION [HCA0]”
9. Sat 12:12 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
10. Sat 12:15 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
11. Sat 12:33 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~14 min
12. Sat 12:37 TomTom: delay now ~4 min (was ~19), “Slow traffic”
13. Sat 12:38 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
14. Sat 12:50 Motorway signs: “OBSTRUCTION”
15. Sat 12:50 Motorway signs: “OBSTRUCTION SLOW DOWN”
16. Sat 13:02 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
17. Sat 13:07 TomTom no longer reports it
18. Sat 13:08 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION [HCA0]”
19. Sat 13:38 Motorway signs no longer show “OBSTRUCTION”
20. Sat 13:38 Motorway signs no longer show “OBSTRUCTION SLOW DOWN”
21. Sat 13:38 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

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

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 J26 and M25 J25.

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