M25 crash J5–J6 clockwise

Crash on the M25 clockwise at J5–J6 on Friday 23 October 2026, from 21:20. Cleared at 05:37 after 8 h 17 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs, National Highways and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 05:37 on 24 Oct 2026, after 8 h 17 min

Location

M25 clockwise · J5–J6

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

3 of 4 lanes closed

At its worst

Delay ~12 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×7 · National Highways ×13 · TomTom ×2

Timeline

1. Fri 21:20 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT”
2. Fri 21:20 National Highways: 3 of 4 lanes closed
3. Fri 23:35 National Highways: lane closure lifted
4. Sat 01:20 Motorway signs: “COLLISION [HCA0]”
5. Sat 01:20 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT”
6. Sat 01:20 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
7. Sat 01:24 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
8. Sat 01:24 Motorway signs: “COLLISION LANE CLOSURE”
9. Sat 01:28 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
10. Sat 01:33 TomTom: now says collision, “Slow traffic, Accident”
11. Sat 01:36 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT”
12. Sat 01:42 TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~4), “Stationary traffic, Accident”
13. Sat 01:47 TomTom no longer reports it
14. Sat 01:52 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
15. Sat 01:58 National Highways: 1 of 3 lanes closed
16. Sat 01:58 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
17. Sat 02:03 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
18. Sat 02:06 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION [HCA0]”
19. Sat 02:06 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
20. Sat 02:49 National Highways: 1 of 3 lanes closed
21. Sat 02:49 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
22. Sat 02:49 National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
23. Sat 02:49 National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
24. Sat 02:49 National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
25. Sat 02:49 National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
26. Sat 02:49 National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
27. Sat 03:06 Motorway signs: “COLLISION” (reported again)
28. Sat 03:06 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT”
29. Sat 03:06 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION LANE CLOSURE”
30. Sat 03:06 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
31. Sat 03:09 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~12 min (reported again)
32. Sat 03:12 National Highways: lane closure lifted
33. Sat 03:12 All clear: no source reports it any more
34. Sat 03:14 TomTom no longer reports it
35. Sat 03:32 TomTom: collision, “Queuing traffic, Accident”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
36. Sat 03:33 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
37. Sat 03:34 National Highways: 2 of 3 lanes closed (was 1)
38. Sat 03:34 National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed (was 1)
39. Sat 03:36 TomTom no longer reports it
40. Sat 04:07 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
41. Sat 04:13 TomTom: lane closure
42. Sat 04:22 TomTom no longer reports it
43. Sat 05:30 National Highways: lane closure lifted
44. Sat 05:37 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
45. Sat 05:37 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J5 and J6).
• M25 clockwise between J5 and J6
• Queuing traffic, Accident
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION [HCA0]” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J5 and J6).
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT” (3 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J5 and J6).
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (5 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J5 and J6).
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION LANE CLOSURE” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J5 and J6).
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J5 and J6).
• M25 clockwise at the Clacket Lane services slip road between J5 and J6
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J6 and J5).
• Lane closed

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• 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 J5 and M25 J6.

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