M25 crash J5–J6 clockwise

Crash on the M25 clockwise at J5–J6 on Monday 28 September 2026, from 09:13. Cleared at 19:46 after 274 h 32 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.

Status

Cleared 19:46 on 9 Oct 2026, after 274 h 32 min

Location

M25 clockwise · J5–J6

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

1 of 4 lanes closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~43 min

Sources

TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs ×3 · National Highways ×3

Timeline

1. Mon 09:13 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
2. Mon 09:16 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
3. Mon 09:16 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
4. Mon 09:31 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~18 min
5. Mon 09:35 TomTom: now says collision, delay now ~41 min (was ~18), “Stationary traffic, Incident”
6. Mon 09:49 TomTom: delay now ~28 min (was ~43)
7. Mon 09:51 National Highways: lane closure lifted
8. Mon 09:54 TomTom no longer reports it
9. Mon 09:58 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
10. Mon 10:03 TomTom no longer reports it
11. Mon 10:05 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
12. Mon 10:05 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
13. Mon 10:05 All clear: no source reports it any more
14. Mon 10:19 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
15. Mon 10:30 TomTom: broken-down vehicle, “Stationary traffic, Broken down vehicle”, delay ~8 min
16. Mon 10:40 TomTom no longer reports it
17. Mon 10:49 TomTom: broken-down vehicle, “Slow traffic, Broken down vehicle”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
18. Mon 10:58 TomTom no longer reports it
19. Mon 11:06 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
20. Mon 11:06 All clear: no source reports it any more
21. Fri 18:52 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
22. Fri 19:10 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (reported again)
23. Fri 19:40 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
24. Fri 19:46 National Highways: lane closure lifted
25. Fri 19:46 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (7 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J5 and J6).
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J5 and J6).
• M25 clockwise between J5 and J6
• Slow traffic, Broken down vehicle
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (3 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J5 and J6).

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• M25 crash J27 anticlockwise06:29 · cleared after 7 h 23 min
• M25 stopped traffic J13–J12 anticlockwise04:24 · cleared after 7 h 48 min
• M25 closed J28–J2900:42 · cleared after 2 h 36 min
• M25 crash J26–J27 clockwiseyesterday 18:58 · cleared after 1 h 54 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M25 J5 and M25 J6.

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