M25 crash J26–J27 anticlockwise
Live Still reported at 08:44 UK time, since 06:37 (2 h 7 min).
Crash on the M25 anticlockwise at J26–J27 on Friday 2 October 2026, from 06:37. Still reported at 08:44 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.
M25 anticlockwise · J26–J27
Collision
since 06:37 (2 h 7 min) · delay ~3 min · queue 2.6 mi
TomTom ×6 · Motorway signs
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Timeline
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~8 min
- TomTom: now says collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”
- TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~12)
- TomTom: delay now ~34 min (was ~23)
- TomTom: collision, “Closed, Accident”, road closed
- TomTom: collision, “Accident, Overturned vehicle”
- TomTom: delay now ~68 min (was ~51)
- TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
- Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
- TomTom: collision, “Accident”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~93 min
- TomTom: delay now ~50 min (was ~73)
- TomTom: delay now ~4 min (was ~50), “Slow traffic”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~27 min
- TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~20)
- TomTom: delay now ~5 min (was ~12), “Queuing traffic”
- Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
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
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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.