M25 crash J26–J27 clockwise

Crash on the M25 clockwise at J26–J27 on Monday 19 October 2026, from 13:22. Still reported at 14:37 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Live since 13:22 (1 h 15 min)

Location

M25 clockwise · J26–J27

Reported as

Collision

Delay

~6 min

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~83 min

Sources

TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs ×4

Timeline

1. 13:22 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
2. 13:31 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
3. 13:32 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
4. 13:36 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
5. 13:41 TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~10)
6. 13:45 TomTom: now says collision, delay now ~36 min (was ~18), “Stationary traffic, Incident”
7. 13:50 TomTom: delay now ~67 min (was ~36)
8. 13:59 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
9. 14:02 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
10. 14:02 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT”
11. 14:09 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~53 min
12. 14:10 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
13. 14:10 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
14. 14:17 TomTom: delay now ~26 min (was ~42)
15. 14:22 TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~26)
16. 14:31 TomTom no longer reports it
17. 14:36 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min (reported again)

Source reports

• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J27 and J26).
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J26 and J27).
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J26 and J27).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 J25 anti-clockwise exit).

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• M25 crash J13–J12 anticlockwise11:01 · Live
• M25 stopped traffic J6–J5 anticlockwise08:01 · cleared after 3 h 19 min
• M25 stopped traffic J23–J24 clockwise07:58 · Live
• M25 delays J10–J1107:58 · cleared after 5 h 39 min
• M25 stopped traffic J20–J2107:08 · cleared after 1 h 31 min
• M25 crash J16 clockwise06:54 · cleared after 2 h 59 min
• M25 crash J8–J9 clockwise06:20 · cleared after 2 h 20 min
• M25 crash J25 anticlockwiseyesterday 22:14 · cleared after 1 h 55 min
• M25 crash J24–J25 clockwiseyesterday 21:58 · cleared after 1 h 39 min
• M25 crash J8–J9 clockwiseyesterday 21:45 · cleared after 1 h 52 min

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