M25 crash J29–J30 clockwise

Crash on the M25 clockwise at J29–J30 on Monday 9 November 2026, from 14:34. Cleared at 17:38 after 3 h 5 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 17:38 on 9 Nov 2026, after 3 h 5 min

Location

M25 clockwise · J29–J30

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~75 min

Sources

TomTom ×5 · Motorway signs ×2

Timeline

1. 14:34 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
2. 14:54 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~21 min
3. 15:02 TomTom: delay now ~40 min (was ~22)
4. 15:13 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
5. 15:16 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~75 min
6. 15:33 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
7. 15:39 TomTom: delay now ~27 min (was ~39)
8. 15:43 TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~27)
9. 15:48 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
10. 15:49 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~9 min
11. 15:52 TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~23)
12. 16:03 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
13. 16:06 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
14. 16:15 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
15. 16:24 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~18 min
16. 16:29 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
17. 16:38 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
18. 16:47 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~14 min
19. 17:24 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
20. 17:29 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
21. 17:38 TomTom no longer reports it
22. 17:38 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J29 and J30).
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (8 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J29 and J30).

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 crash J11–J12 clockwise16:24 · Live
• M25 crash J24–J23 anticlockwise06:43 · cleared after 2 h 54 min
• M25 stopped traffic J9–J10 clockwise06:35 · cleared after 3 h 58 min
• M25 delays J6–J506:26 · cleared after 50 min
• M25 stopped traffic J6–J5 anticlockwise05:59 · cleared after 2 h 33 min
• M25 reported crash J17–J16 anticlockwise00:44 · cleared after 45 min
• M25 reported crash J21–J20 anticlockwiseyesterday 17:16 · cleared after 42 min
• M25 stopped traffic J6–J5 anticlockwiseyesterday 16:42 · cleared after 2 h 16 min
• M25 stopped traffic J15–J16yesterday 11:22 · cleared after 8 h 15 min
• M25 crash J22 clockwiseyesterday 10:27 · cleared after 1 h 29 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M25 J29 and M25 J30.

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