M25 crash J26–J27 clockwise

Crash on the M25 clockwise at J26–J27 on Thursday 29 October 2026, from 06:29. Cleared at 11:12 after 4 h 43 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.

Status

Cleared 11:12 on 29 Oct 2026, after 4 h 43 min

Location

M25 clockwise · J26–J27

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

2 of 4 lanes closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~26 min

Sources

TomTom ×9 · Motorway signs · National Highways ×2

Timeline

1. Thu 06:29 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
2. Thu 06:34 TomTom no longer reports it
3. Thu 06:34 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. Thu 06:34 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
5. Thu 06:39 TomTom no longer reports it
6. Thu 06:54 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
7. Thu 07:30 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
8. Thu 07:35 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. Thu 07:40 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
10. Thu 07:45 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
11. Thu 07:45 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~12 min
12. Thu 07:50 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
13. Thu 07:50 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~10 min
14. Thu 07:55 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
15. Thu 07:55 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
16. Thu 08:05 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
17. Thu 08:15 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
18. Thu 08:20 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
19. Thu 08:35 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
20. Thu 09:16 TomTom no longer reports it
21. Thu 09:16 All clear: no source reports it any more
22. Thu 09:23 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
23. Thu 09:29 National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
24. Thu 09:37 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~12 min
25. Thu 09:56 TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~13)
26. Thu 10:22 National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
27. Thu 10:36 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~19), “Queuing traffic, Accident”
28. Thu 10:51 TomTom: “Slow traffic, Accident”
29. Thu 10:55 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed (was 2)
30. Thu 11:05 National Highways: lane closure lifted
31. Thu 11:07 TomTom no longer reports it
32. Thu 11:12 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
33. Thu 11:12 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Queuing traffic
• Slow traffic, Accident
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J26 and J27).
• M25 clockwise between J26 and J27

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.

The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.