M25 crash J5–J6 clockwise

Live Still reported at 08:05 UK time, since 06:16 (1 h 49 min).

Crash on the M25 clockwise at J5–J6 on Tuesday 13 October 2026, from 06:16. Still reported at 08:05 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.

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   M25 clockwise · J5–J6

   Collision

   since 06:16 (1 h 49 min) · delay ~25 min · queue 12.3 mi

   TomTom · Motorway signs · National Highways ×6

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Timeline

1. 06:16 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
2. 06:16 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
3. 06:16 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
4. 06:20 TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~5), “Stationary traffic”
5. 06:29 TomTom: now says collision, delay now ~22 min (was ~16), “Stationary traffic, Accident”
6. 06:38 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Accident”
7. 06:43 TomTom: delay now ~34 min (was ~19), “Stationary traffic, Accident”
8. 06:46 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
9. 06:46 National Highways: 1 of 3 lanes closed
10. 06:46 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
11. 07:15 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
12. 07:27 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
13. 07:29 National Highways: lane closure lifted
14. 07:56 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”

What the sources said

• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (6 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise at the Clacket Lane services slip road between J5 and J6).
• M25 clockwise between J5 and J6
• M25 clockwise at the Clacket Lane services slip road between J5 and J6

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 delays J14–J15 clockwise · 06:28, still reported
• M25 closed J25–J24 · 00:54, cleared after 1 h 50 min
• M25 closed J21 anticlockwise · yesterday 15:43, cleared after 3 h 31 min
• M25 crash J20–J19 anticlockwise · yesterday 06:19, cleared after 3 h 47 min
• M25 crash J5–J6 clockwise · yesterday 06:13, cleared after 3 h 21 min
• M25 crash J29–J30 clockwise · yesterday 02:43, cleared after 45 min
• M25 crash J26–J25 clockwise · Sun 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

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.