M25 crash J6–J5 anticlockwise

Live Still reported at 19:06 UK time, since 17:00 (2 h 6 min).

Crash on the M25 anticlockwise at J6–J5 on Thursday 1 October 2026, from 17:00. Still reported at 19:06 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs, TomTom and National Highways.

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   M25 anticlockwise · J6–J5

   Collision

   1 of 4 lanes closed · since 17:00 (2 h 6 min) · delay ~13 min · queue 3.5 mi

   Motorway signs ×2 · TomTom · National Highways ×2

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Timeline

1. 17:00 Motorway signs: “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD”
2. 17:18 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
3. 17:18 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
4. 17:31 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
5. 17:45 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
6. 17:50 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. 17:55 Motorway signs no longer show “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD”
8. 18:09 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~7), “Stationary traffic”
9. 18:42 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed

What the sources said

• Overhead signs read “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J5 and J6).
• Stationary traffic
• M25 anti-clockwise between J6 and J5
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J6 and J5).

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 crash J28–J27 anticlockwise · 17:16, cleared after 57 min
• M25 reported crash J29 clockwise · 12:40, cleared after 43 min
• M25 stopped traffic J15–J16 · 10:47, cleared after 1 h 6 min
• M25 crash J16 anticlockwise · 06:37, cleared after 3 h 29 min
• M25 crash J17–J16 anticlockwise · 06:23, cleared after 2 h 19 min
• M25 stopped traffic J8–J9 · 05:42, cleared after 2 h 14 min
• M25 crash J17–J18 clockwise · 03:07, cleared after 2 h 44 min
• M25 crash J18–J17 anticlockwise · 03:02, cleared after 2 h 49 min
• M25 crash J18–J19 clockwise · yesterday 23:19, cleared after 1 h 31 min
• M25 crash J19–J18 anticlockwise · yesterday 16:04, cleared after 3 h 14 min

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