M25 crash J26–J27 anticlockwise

Cleared Cleared at 08:51 on 2 Oct 2026, after 2 h 14 min.

Crash on the M25 anticlockwise at J26–J27 on Friday 2 October 2026, from 06:37. Cleared at 08:51 after 2 h 14 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

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   M25 anticlockwise · J26–J27

   Collision

   Road closed · Fri 06:37–Fri 08:51 (cleared after 2 h 14 min) · delay ~83 min · queue 6.7 mi

   TomTom ×6 · Motorway signs

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Timeline

1. Fri 06:37 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~8 min
2. Fri 06:42 TomTom: now says collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”
3. Fri 06:51 TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~12)
4. Fri 07:00 TomTom: delay now ~34 min (was ~23)
5. Fri 07:09 TomTom: collision, “Closed, Accident”, road closed
6. Fri 07:09 TomTom: collision, “Accident, Overturned vehicle”
7. Fri 07:14 TomTom: delay now ~68 min (was ~51)
8. Fri 07:19 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
9. Fri 07:27 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
10. Fri 07:28 TomTom: collision, “Accident”
11. Fri 07:33 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~93 min
12. Fri 07:56 TomTom: delay now ~50 min (was ~73)
13. Fri 08:01 TomTom: delay now ~4 min (was ~50), “Slow traffic”
14. Fri 08:01 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~27 min
15. Fri 08:10 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~20)
16. Fri 08:15 TomTom: delay now ~5 min (was ~12), “Queuing traffic”
17. Fri 08:29 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
18. Fri 08:51 TomTom no longer reports it
19. Fri 08:51 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Stationary traffic
• Closed, Accident
• Accident, Overturned vehicle
• Accident
• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 J28 anti-clockwise access).
• Queuing traffic

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 crash J26–J25 clockwise · 08:26, cleared after 56 min
• M25 crash J26–J27 clockwise · yesterday 13:57, cleared after 48 min
• M25 crash J16 anticlockwise · yesterday 09:02, cleared after 27 h 58 min
• M25 reported crash J3–J2 anticlockwise · yesterday 03:52, cleared after 50 min
• M25 crash J16–J15 anticlockwise · Fri 12:34, cleared after 6 h 45 min
• M25 crash J14 clockwise · Fri 09:35, cleared after 16 h 36 min
• M25 stopped traffic J17 · Fri 06:54, cleared after 13 h 10 min
• M25 crash J8–J9 clockwise · Thu 23:57, cleared after 3 h 8 min
• M25 crash J22–J21A anticlockwise · Thu 22:22, cleared after 2 h 6 min
• M25 reported crash J22 anticlockwise · Thu 19:46, cleared after 41 min

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This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.