M25 crash J28–J27 anticlockwise

Crash on the M25 anticlockwise at J28–J27 on Tuesday 20 October 2026, from 06:02. Still reported at 09:01 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Live since 06:02 (2 h 59 min)

Location

M25 anticlockwise · J28–J27

Reported as

Collision

Delay

~5 min

At its worst

Delay ~21 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×3 · TomTom ×3

Timeline

1. 06:02 Motorway signs: “VEHICLE FIRE”
2. 06:02 Motorway signs: “VEHICLE FIRE SLOW DOWN”
3. 06:34 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
4. 06:53 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
5. 06:56 TomTom: delay now ~19 min (was ~14), “Slow traffic”
6. 07:01 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. 07:05 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
8. 07:10 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. 07:24 TomTom: delay now ~4 min (was ~19), “Slow traffic”
10. 07:44 Motorway signs no longer show “VEHICLE FIRE”
11. 07:44 Motorway signs no longer show “VEHICLE FIRE SLOW DOWN”
12. 07:44 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
13. 08:00 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~11 min
14. 08:05 TomTom: delay now ~6 min (was ~11)
15. 08:10 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
16. 08:14 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
17. 08:23 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
18. 08:28 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
19. 08:46 TomTom no longer reports it
20. 08:46 All clear: no source reports it any more
21. 08:51 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “VEHICLE FIRE” (3 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise within J27 before M11 J6 southbound access).
• Overhead signs read “VEHICLE FIRE SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: link road from M25 J27 anti-clockwise to M11 J6).
• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (4 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J28 and J27).

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 stopped traffic J207:11 · cleared after 1 h 50 min
• M25 stopped traffic J307:07 · cleared after 1 h 27 min
• M25 reported crash J4–J3 anticlockwise07:01 · cleared after 43 min
• M25 stopped traffic J12–J1306:53 · Live
• M25 stopped traffic J9–J1006:30 · Live
• M25 reported crash J28–J27 anticlockwise06:02 · cleared after 1 h 12 min
• M25 crash J27–J28 clockwise06:02 · cleared after 2 h 43 min
• M25 crash J14–J15 clockwise05:52 · Live
• M25 closed J28–J2703:07 · cleared after 46 min
• M25 delays J5–J6 clockwise02:02 · cleared after 6 h 9 min

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