M25 crash J26–J27 anticlockwise

Crash on the M25 anticlockwise at J26–J27 on Saturday 24 October 2026, from 10:56. Cleared at 19:30 after 8 h 33 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs, TomTom and National Highways.

Status

Cleared 19:30 on 24 Oct 2026, after 8 h 33 min

Location

M25 anticlockwise · J26–J27

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

1 of 4 lanes closed

At its worst

Delay ~10 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×6 · TomTom ×4 · National Highways ×3

Timeline

1. Sat 10:56 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
2. Sat 10:56 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
3. Sat 11:08 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
4. Sat 11:13 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min
5. Sat 11:18 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
6. Sat 11:23 TomTom no longer reports it
7. Sat 11:33 National Highways: lane closure lifted
8. Sat 11:35 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
9. Sat 11:38 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
10. Sat 13:06 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
11. Sat 13:09 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
12. Sat 13:35 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~10 min
13. Sat 13:49 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
14. Sat 13:54 TomTom no longer reports it
15. Sat 14:09 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
16. Sat 14:18 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF DEBRIS”
17. Sat 14:39 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
18. Sat 15:28 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (reported again)
19. Sat 15:28 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF DEBRIS”
20. Sat 17:29 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
21. Sat 17:29 All clear: no source reports it any more
22. Sat 17:47 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
23. Sat 17:58 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
24. Sat 17:58 TomTom: collision, “Queuing traffic, Accident”, delay ~6 min
25. Sat 18:07 TomTom: “Slow traffic, Accident”
26. Sat 18:12 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Accident”
27. Sat 18:26 TomTom: “Slow traffic, Accident”
28. Sat 18:30 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Accident”
29. Sat 18:39 TomTom: “Slow traffic, Accident”
30. Sat 18:53 TomTom: “Heavy rain, Slow traffic, Accident”
31. Sat 18:58 TomTom no longer reports it
32. Sat 19:13 National Highways: lane closure lifted
33. Sat 19:30 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
34. Sat 19:30 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (3 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J25 and J26).
• Queuing traffic
• Slow traffic
• M25 clockwise between J25 and J26
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J25 and J26).
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT [HCA2]” (5 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J26 and J25).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF DEBRIS” (8 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J25 and J26).
• Heavy rain, Slow traffic, Accident
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (3 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise within J26).
• M25 anti-clockwise within J26

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 J27.

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