M25 crash J3–J2 anticlockwise

Crash on the M25 anticlockwise at J3–J2 on Sunday 1 November 2026, from 17:18. Cleared at 18:15 after 57 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 18:15 on 1 Nov 2026, after 57 min

Location

M25 anticlockwise · J3–J2

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Delay ~10 min

Sources

TomTom · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. Sun 17:18 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. Sun 17:44 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~10 min
3. Sun 17:49 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
4. Sun 17:53 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
5. Sun 17:58 TomTom no longer reports it
6. Sun 18:03 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
7. Sun 18:07 TomTom no longer reports it
8. Sun 18:15 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
9. Sun 18:15 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J3 and J2).

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 crash J27–J26 anticlockwiseyesterday 19:13 · cleared after 1 h 9 min
• M25 crash J25–J26 clockwiseyesterday 19:12 · cleared after 1 h 9 min
• M25 reported crash J5 clockwiseyesterday 18:40 · cleared after 42 min
• M25 crash J5–J6 clockwiseyesterday 17:35 · cleared after 1 h 16 min
• M25 crash J5–J6 clockwiseyesterday 17:25 · cleared after 1 h 26 min
• M25 stopped traffic J30yesterday 17:06 · cleared after 1 h 4 min
• M25 crash J21A–J22 clockwiseyesterday 16:40 · cleared after 52 min
• M25 crash J30–J29 anticlockwiseyesterday 09:43 · cleared after 1 h 36 min
• M25 reported crash J27 anticlockwiseyesterday 08:38 · cleared after 41 min
• M25 stopped traffic J3–J2yesterday 07:02 · cleared after 5 h 16 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M25 J3 and M25 J2.

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