M25 crash J27–J28 clockwise

Crash on the M25 clockwise at J27–J28 on Friday 25 September 2026, from 14:07. Cleared at 12:04 after 453 h 57 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.

Status

Cleared 12:04 on 14 Oct 2026, after 453 h 57 min

Location

M25 clockwise · J27–J28

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

2 of 3 lanes closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~45 min

Sources

TomTom ×5 · Motorway signs ×3 · National Highways

Timeline

1. Fri 14:07 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~16 min
2. Fri 14:11 TomTom: delay now ~22 min (was ~16)
3. Fri 14:15 TomTom: delay now ~32 min (was ~22)
4. Fri 14:20 TomTom: delay now ~42 min (was ~32)
5. Fri 14:24 TomTom: now says collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”
6. Fri 14:35 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
7. Fri 14:37 TomTom: delay now ~29 min (was ~45)
8. Fri 14:38 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~27 min
9. Fri 14:50 TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~19)
10. Fri 14:55 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
11. Fri 14:59 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
12. Fri 15:03 TomTom: delay now ~4 min (was ~11)
13. Fri 15:11 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
14. Fri 15:34 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
15. Fri 15:38 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
16. Fri 16:18 TomTom no longer reports it
17. Fri 16:18 All clear: no source reports it any more
18. Fri 16:44 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~10 min (reported again)
19. Fri 16:51 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
20. Fri 16:51 National Highways: 2 of 3 lanes closed
21. Fri 17:01 TomTom: now says broken-down vehicle, “traffic, Broken down vehicle”
22. Fri 17:14 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
23. Fri 17:37 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
24. Fri 17:40 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~16 min
25. Fri 17:42 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
26. Fri 17:44 National Highways: lane closure lifted
27. Fri 17:44 TomTom: delay now ~41 min (was ~24)
28. Fri 18:02 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
29. Fri 18:11 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~15 min
30. Fri 18:11 TomTom: delay now ~8 min (was ~25), “Slow traffic”
31. Fri 18:12 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
32. Fri 18:15 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~9 min
33. Fri 18:54 TomTom no longer reports it
34. Fri 18:54 All clear: no source reports it any more
35. Thu 07:21 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (reported again)
36. Thu 07:52 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
37. Thu 07:52 All clear: no source reports it any more
38. Thu 09:52 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (reported again)
39. Thu 10:22 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
40. Thu 10:22 All clear: no source reports it any more
41. Sun 04:14 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (reported again)
42. Sun 04:44 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
43. Sun 04:44 All clear: no source reports it any more
44. Thu 10:24 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (reported again)
45. Thu 10:54 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
46. Thu 10:54 All clear: no source reports it any more
47. Thu 22:57 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (reported again)
48. Thu 23:27 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
49. Thu 23:27 All clear: no source reports it any more
50. Fri 13:08 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (reported again)
51. Fri 13:38 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
52. Fri 13:38 All clear: no source reports it any more
53. Wed 11:34 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE” (reported again)
54. Wed 12:04 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
55. Wed 12:04 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Stationary traffic, Accident
• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise within J27 after M11 J6 southbound access).
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J26 and J27).
• link road from M25 J27 clockwise to M11 J6
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J27 and J26).

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 crash J10–J9 anticlockwise02:51 · cleared after 33 min
• M25 crash J27–J28 clockwise02:13 · cleared after 1 h 29 min
• M25 crash J15 anticlockwise00:20 · cleared after 25 min
• M25 crash J11–J10 anticlockwiseyesterday 22:19 · cleared after 52 min
• M25 reported crash J11 anticlockwiseyesterday 21:53 · cleared after 49 min
• M25 crash J16–J17 clockwiseyesterday 14:21 · cleared after 5 h 2 min
• M25 reported crash J11–J12 clockwiseyesterday 13:24 · cleared after 1 h 8 min
• M25 crash J27–J28 clockwiseyesterday 12:31 · cleared after 37 min
• M25 crash J13–J12 anticlockwiseyesterday 06:52 · cleared after 2 h 55 min
• M25 stopped traffic J30yesterday 06:49 · cleared after 2 h 8 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M25 J27 and M25 J28.

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