M25 crash J6–J5 anticlockwise

Crash on the M25 anticlockwise at J6–J5 on Saturday 24 October 2026, from 19:07. Cleared at 20:30 after 1 h 23 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs, TomTom and National Highways.

Status

Cleared 20:30 on 24 Oct 2026, after 1 h 23 min

Location

M25 anticlockwise · J6–J5

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

3 of 4 lanes closed

At its worst

Delay ~16 min

Sources

Motorway signs · TomTom ×4 · National Highways

Timeline

1. Sat 19:07 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
2. Sat 19:42 National Highways: 3 of 4 lanes closed
3. Sat 19:54 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~12 min
4. Sat 19:54 TomTom: collision, “Slow traffic, Accident”, delay ~5 min
5. Sat 19:54 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
6. Sat 19:58 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
7. Sat 20:00 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
8. Sat 20:03 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
9. Sat 20:03 TomTom: now says collision, delay now ~11 min (was ~3), “Slow traffic, Accident”
10. Sat 20:07 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
11. Sat 20:12 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
12. Sat 20:16 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”
13. Sat 20:21 TomTom: delay now ~8 min (was ~15)
14. Sat 20:25 National Highways: lane closure lifted
15. Sat 20:26 TomTom: delay now ~4 min (was ~11)
16. Sat 20:30 TomTom no longer reports it
17. Sat 20:30 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J6 and J5).
• Slow traffic
• Slow traffic, Accident
• M25 anti-clockwise between J6 and J5

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 J6 and M25 J5.

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