M25 crash J5–J6 clockwise
Cleared Cleared at 11:06 on 28 Sept 2026, after 1 h 52 min.
Crash on the M25 clockwise at J5–J6 on Monday 28 September 2026, from 09:13. Cleared at 11:06 after 1 h 52 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.
M25 clockwise · J5–J6
Collision
1 of 4 lanes closed · 09:13–11:06 (cleared after 1 h 52 min) · delay ~4 min · queue 2.7 mi
TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs ×3 · National Highways
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Timeline
- Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
- Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
- National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~18 min
- TomTom: now says collision, delay now ~41 min (was ~18), “Stationary traffic, Incident”
- TomTom: delay now ~28 min (was ~43)
- National Highways: lane closure lifted
- TomTom no longer reports it
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
- TomTom no longer reports it
- Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
- Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
- TomTom: broken-down vehicle, “Stationary traffic, Broken down vehicle”, delay ~8 min
- TomTom no longer reports it
- TomTom: broken-down vehicle, “Slow traffic, Broken down vehicle”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
- TomTom no longer reports it
- Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
- All clear: no source reports it any more
What the sources said
- 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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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.