M25 crash J3–J2 anticlockwise

Crash on the M25 anticlockwise at J3–J2 on Thursday 12 November 2026, from 14:39. Cleared at 19:24 after 4 h 45 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 19:24 on 12 Nov 2026, after 4 h 45 min

Location

M25 anticlockwise · J3–J2

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~79 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×3 · TomTom ×3

Timeline

1. 14:39 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
2. 15:10 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~22 min
3. 15:15 TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~22)
4. 15:22 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
5. 15:29 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
6. 15:47 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
7. 15:52 TomTom: delay now ~25 min (was ~19)
8. 15:56 TomTom: delay now ~39 min (was ~25)
9. 16:37 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
10. 17:39 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
11. 18:04 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
12. 18:15 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
13. 18:22 TomTom: delay now ~36 min (was ~25)
14. 18:23 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (reported again)
15. 18:31 TomTom: delay now ~27 min (was ~39)
16. 18:43 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
17. 18:53 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
18. 18:54 TomTom: delay now ~25 min (was ~19)
19. 19:03 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~14 min
20. 19:08 TomTom: delay now ~3 min (was ~14), “Slow traffic”
21. 19:12 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
22. 19:22 TomTom no longer reports it
23. 19:24 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
24. 19:24 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 clockwise within J3 before A20 roundabout access).
• Slow traffic, Lane closed
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J3 and J2).
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (3 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J3 and J2).
• Slow traffic

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 crash J8–J7 anticlockwise17:36 · cleared after 48 min
• M25 stopped traffic J18–J1715:46 · cleared after 3 h 12 min
• M25 crash J25–J24 anticlockwise15:02 · cleared after 4 h 21 min
• M25 crash J28–J27 anticlockwise14:34 · cleared after 5 h 20 min
• M25 crash J13–J12 anticlockwise13:57 · cleared after 5 h 29 min
• M25 crash J16–J15 anticlockwise12:58 · cleared after 6 h 33 min
• 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

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

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