M25 crash J5–J6 clockwise

Live Still reported at 08:09 UK time, since 06:13 (1 h 55 min).

Crash on the M25 clockwise at J5–J6 on Monday 12 October 2026, from 06:13. Still reported at 08:09 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.

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   M25 clockwise · J5–J6

   Collision

   since 06:13 (1 h 55 min) · delay ~26 min · queue 5.5 mi

   TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs · National Highways ×2

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Timeline

1. 06:13 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. 06:31 TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~6)
3. 06:41 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
4. 06:43 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
5. 06:43 National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
6. 06:45 TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~15)
7. 06:54 TomTom: now says collision, delay now ~35 min (was ~17), “Stationary traffic, Accident”
8. 07:17 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
9. 07:43 National Highways: lane closure lifted
10. 07:59 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
11. 08:03 TomTom: delay now ~9 min (was ~47), “Queuing traffic”
12. 08:03 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~26 min
13. 08:08 TomTom: “Slow traffic”

What the sources said

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (3 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J5 and J6).
• M25 clockwise between J5 and J6
• Stationary traffic

Other recent incidents on the M25

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• M25 crash J29–J30 clockwise · 02:43, cleared after 45 min
• M25 crash J26–J25 clockwise · yesterday 08:26, cleared after 56 min
• M25 crash J26–J27 clockwise · Sat 13:57, cleared after 48 min
• M25 crash J16 anticlockwise · Sat 09:02, cleared after 27 h 58 min
• M25 reported crash J3–J2 anticlockwise · Sat 03:52, cleared after 50 min
• M25 crash J16–J15 anticlockwise · Fri 12:34, cleared after 6 h 45 min
• M25 crash J14 clockwise · Fri 09:35, cleared after 16 h 36 min
• M25 stopped traffic J17 · Fri 06:54, cleared after 13 h 10 min

About this page

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.