M25 crash J26–J27 clockwise

Crash on the M25 clockwise at J26–J27 on Tuesday 3 November 2026, from 06:54. Still reported at 10:57 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Live since 06:54 (4 h 3 min)

Location

M25 clockwise · J26–J27

Reported as

Obstruction or hazard

Delay

~21 min

At its worst

Road closed · stationary traffic · delay ~212 min

Sources

TomTom ×14 · Motorway signs ×2

Timeline

1. 06:54 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. 07:03 TomTom no longer reports it
3. 07:03 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. 07:04 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min
5. 07:08 TomTom no longer reports it
6. 07:09 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
7. 07:12 TomTom no longer reports it
8. 07:12 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
9. 07:22 TomTom no longer reports it
10. 07:22 All clear: no source reports it any more
11. 07:26 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
12. 07:27 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
13. 07:31 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
14. 07:44 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
15. 07:49 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
16. 07:53 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
17. 07:58 TomTom no longer reports it
18. 07:58 All clear: no source reports it any more
19. 08:03 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
20. 08:07 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
21. 08:12 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~19 min
22. 08:17 TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~19), “Stationary traffic”
23. 08:35 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~10 min
24. 08:39 TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~10)
25. 08:39 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
26. 08:44 TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~15)
27. 08:45 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~28 min
28. 08:57 TomTom no longer reports it
29. 08:57 All clear: no source reports it any more
30. 09:02 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~33 min (reported again)
31. 09:15 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
32. 09:16 TomTom: delay now ~79 min (was ~48)
33. 09:39 TomTom: road closed
34. 09:39 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
35. 09:46 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
36. 09:55 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
37. 10:25 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
38. 10:29 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~33 min
39. 10:29 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~32 min (reported again)
40. 10:34 TomTom: delay now ~6 min (was ~32), “Queuing traffic”
41. 10:38 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
42. 10:43 TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~10)
43. 10:47 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~61 min
44. 10:52 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
45. 10:52 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~41 min

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Queuing traffic
• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (4 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J26 and J27).
• Closed
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (3 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J26 and J27).

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 stopped traffic J16–J1506:54 · cleared after 3 h 4 min
• M25 crash J11 anticlockwise06:37 · cleared after 3 h 49 min
• M25 stopped traffic J6–J5 anticlockwise06:18 · cleared after 2 h 37 min
• M25 crash J20–J1906:08 · cleared after 1 h 41 min
• M25 closed J24–J25 clockwiseyesterday 21:51 · cleared after 7 h 21 min
• 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

Live traffic and past incidents at M25 J26 and M25 J27.

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