M25 crash J3–J2 anticlockwise

Live Still reported at 13:10 UK time, since 11:12 (1 h 58 min).

Crash on the M25 anticlockwise at J3–J2 on Sunday 4 October 2026, from 11:12. Still reported at 13:10 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

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   M25 anticlockwise · J3–J2

   Collision

   since 11:12 (1 h 58 min) · delay ~15 min · queue 5.4 mi

   TomTom ×4 · Motorway signs ×2

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Timeline

1. 10:54 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. 11:12 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~12 min
3. 11:21 TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~13)
4. 11:31 TomTom: delay now ~30 min (was ~23)
5. 11:36 TomTom: road closed
6. 11:41 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~10 min (reported again)
7. 11:45 TomTom no longer reports it
8. 11:56 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
9. 11:59 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~49 min
10. 12:36 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Accident”
11. 12:46 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~20 min
12. 12:46 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
13. 12:55 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Accident”
14. 13:04 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Accident”
15. 13:09 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”

What the sources said

• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J3 and J2).
• Closed
• Queuing traffic, Accident
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J3 and J2).
• Queuing traffic

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 crash J16 · 11:58, still reported
• M25 crash J4–J3 anticlockwise · 08:18, cleared after 57 min
• M25 crash J22–J21A anticlockwise · 02:23, cleared after 2 h 51 min
• M25 reported crash J20 clockwise · 02:15, cleared after 1 h 59 min
• M25 crash J6–J5 anticlockwise · yesterday 10:00, cleared after 2 h 40 min
• M25 crash J21A–J22 clockwise · Fri 23:26, cleared after 1 h 38 min
• M25 reported crash J21A–J22 clockwise · Fri 23:15, cleared after 50 min
• M25 crash J26–J25 anticlockwise · Fri 15:02, cleared after 4 h 42 min
• M25 reported crash J4–J3 anticlockwise · Fri 14:33, cleared after 59 min
• M25 crash J24–J25 clockwise · Fri 12:54, cleared after 7 h 1 min

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This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.