M25 crash J28–J27 anticlockwise

Crash on the M25 anticlockwise at J28–J27 on Thursday 12 November 2026, from 14:34. Still reported at 15:54 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Live since 14:34 (1 h 20 min)

Location

M25 anticlockwise · J28–J27

Reported as

Collision

Delay

~55 min

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~110 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×2 · TomTom ×3

Timeline

1. 14:34 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. 14:42 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min
3. 14:47 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
4. 14:51 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
5. 14:56 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~6), “Stationary traffic”
6. 15:05 TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~15)
7. 15:09 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
8. 15:09 TomTom: delay now ~51 min (was ~21)
9. 15:14 TomTom: delay now ~72 min (was ~51)
10. 15:22 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
11. 15:23 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
12. 15:27 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
13. 15:37 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
14. 15:37 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~8 min
15. 15:41 TomTom: delay now ~75 min (was ~109)

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (3 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J28 and J27).
• Stationary traffic
• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J28 and J27).

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 stopped traffic J3 clockwise14:39 · Live
• M25 crash J16–J15 anticlockwise12:58 · Live
• M25 closed J17–J16 anticlockwise10:16 · cleared after 44 min
• M25 crash J7 clockwise09:04 · cleared after 4 h 48 min
• M25 crash J7 anticlockwise08:41 · cleared after 5 h 11 min
• M25 stopped traffic J306:44 · cleared after 1 h 54 min
• M25 stopped traffic J12–J13 clockwise06:38 · cleared after 5 h 16 min
• M25 reported crash J5 clockwise06:32 · cleared after 33 min
• M25 crash J27 anticlockwise06:29 · cleared after 7 h 23 min
• M25 stopped traffic J13–J12 anticlockwise04:24 · cleared after 7 h 48 min

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

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