M25 crash J28–J27 anticlockwise

Crash on the M25 anticlockwise at J28–J27 on Friday 16 October 2026, from 06:31. Cleared at 08:31 after 2 h. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 08:31 on 16 Oct 2026, after 2 h

Location

M25 anticlockwise · J28–J27

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~38 min

Sources

TomTom ×5 · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 06:31 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. 06:36 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
3. 06:41 TomTom no longer reports it
4. 06:41 All clear: no source reports it any more
5. 06:45 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min (reported again)
6. 06:54 TomTom no longer reports it
7. 06:59 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
8. 07:17 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
9. 07:22 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~10 min
10. 07:25 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
11. 07:26 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
12. 07:31 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
13. 07:36 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
14. 07:49 TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~16)
15. 07:54 TomTom: delay now ~28 min (was ~21)
16. 08:03 TomTom: now says collision, delay now ~38 min (was ~29), “Stationary traffic, Accident”
17. 08:08 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
18. 08:12 TomTom: delay now ~20 min (was ~36)
19. 08:17 TomTom: delay now ~9 min (was ~20), “Queuing traffic”
20. 08:20 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
21. 08:31 TomTom no longer reports it
22. 08:31 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

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

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