M25 crash J5–J6 clockwise

Crash on the M25 clockwise at J5–J6 on Sunday 25 October 2026, from 16:31. Cleared at 17:52 after 1 h 21 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom, National Highways and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 17:52 on 25 Oct 2026, after 1 h 21 min

Location

M25 clockwise · J5–J6

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

Lanes

1 of 4 lanes closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~56 min

Sources

TomTom · National Highways ×3 · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. Sun 16:31 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
2. Sun 16:31 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
3. Sun 16:31 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
4. Sun 16:51 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
5. Sun 16:57 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
6. Sun 17:01 TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~4), “Stationary traffic”
7. Sun 17:06 TomTom: now says collision, delay now ~32 min (was ~15), “Stationary traffic, Incident”
8. Sun 17:10 National Highways: lane closure lifted
9. Sun 17:10 All clear: no source reports it any more
10. Sun 17:11 TomTom: delay now ~56 min (was ~32)
11. Sun 17:15 TomTom: delay now ~37 min (was ~56)
12. Sun 17:20 TomTom: delay now ~23 min (was ~37)
13. Sun 17:24 TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~23)
14. Sun 17:33 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Incident”
15. Sun 17:35 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
16. Sun 17:38 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”
17. Sun 17:43 TomTom no longer reports it
18. Sun 17:52 National Highways: lane closure lifted
19. Sun 17:52 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

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

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 J5 and M25 J6.

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