M25 crash J27–J26 anticlockwise

Crash on the M25 anticlockwise at J27–J26 on Monday 26 October 2026, from 09:51. Cleared at 10:58 after 1 h 6 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs, TomTom and National Highways.

Status

Cleared 10:58 on 26 Oct 2026, after 1 h 6 min

Location

M25 anticlockwise · J27–J26

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

Lanes

1 of 4 lanes closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~28 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×2 · TomTom ×2 · National Highways

Timeline

1. Mon 09:51 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
2. Mon 09:52 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
3. Mon 09:52 Motorway signs: “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD”
4. Mon 10:12 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~12 min
5. Mon 10:16 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
6. Mon 10:21 TomTom: delay now ~28 min (was ~14)
7. Mon 10:26 TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~28)
8. Mon 10:30 TomTom: delay now ~9 min (was ~18)
9. Mon 10:30 National Highways: lane closure lifted
10. Mon 10:31 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
11. Mon 10:31 Motorway signs no longer show “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD”
12. Mon 10:35 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
13. Mon 10:39 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
14. Mon 10:49 TomTom no longer reports it
15. Mon 10:49 All clear: no source reports it any more
16. Mon 10:54 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
17. Mon 10:58 TomTom no longer reports it

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J27 and J26).
• Overhead signs read “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J27 and J26).
• Slow traffic
• M25 anti-clockwise between J27 and 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 J27 and M25 J26.

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