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M25 crash J30 anticlockwise

Crash on the M25 anticlockwise at J30 on Wednesday 28 October 2026, from 10:04. Cleared at 07:46 after 21 h 42 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status
Cleared 07:46 on 29 Oct 2026, after 21 h 42 min
Location
M25 anticlockwise · J30
Reported as
Collision
Lanes
Road closed
At its worst
Stationary traffic · delay ~91 min
Sources
TomTom ×10 · Motorway signs ×3
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Timeline

  1. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
  2. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  3. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  4. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  5. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~10 min
  6. TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
  7. TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
  8. TomTom: delay now ~20 min (was ~15)
  9. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~14 min
  10. TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
  11. TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
  12. TomTom: now says broken-down vehicle, “Broken down vehicle, Lane closed”
  13. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min (reported again)
  14. TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
  15. TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
  16. TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
  17. TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
  18. TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~13), “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
  19. TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
  20. TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
  21. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
  22. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~42 min
  23. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
  24. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  25. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~45 min (reported again)
  26. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  27. Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
  28. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~9 min
  29. TomTom: delay now ~39 min (was ~30)
  30. TomTom no longer reports it
  31. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~48 min (reported again)
  32. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~11 min
  33. TomTom: delay now ~68 min (was ~48)
  34. Motorway signs: “COLLISION ON SLIP ROAD”
  35. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~7 min (reported again)
  36. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  37. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~15 min
  38. TomTom: delay now ~91 min (was ~61)
  39. Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION ON SLIP ROAD”
  40. TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
  41. TomTom: “Slow traffic, Lane closed”
  42. TomTom no longer reports it
  43. Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
  44. Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
  45. TomTom: road closed
  46. TomTom no longer reports it
  47. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~4 min
  48. TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
  49. TomTom: “Slow traffic, Lane closed”
  50. Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
  51. TomTom no longer reports it
  52. All clear: no source reports it any more

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