M25 crash J6–J5 anticlockwise

Crash on the M25 anticlockwise at J6–J5 on Monday 26 October 2026, from 18:49. Cleared at 22:04 after 3 h 16 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs, TomTom and National Highways.

Status

Cleared 22:04 on 26 Oct 2026, after 3 h 16 min

Location

M25 anticlockwise · J6–J5

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

3 of 4 lanes closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~111 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×8 · TomTom · National Highways ×4

Timeline

1. Mon 18:49 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
2. Mon 18:49 National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
3. Mon 19:14 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~21 min
4. Mon 19:18 TomTom: delay now ~36 min (was ~21)
5. Mon 19:20 National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
6. Mon 19:20 Motorway signs: “COLLISION [HCA0]”
7. Mon 19:23 TomTom: delay now ~51 min (was ~36)
8. Mon 19:28 TomTom: delay now ~67 min (was ~51)
9. Mon 19:36 Motorway signs: “M25 J6-J5 LANES CLOSED DUE TO COLLISION”
10. Mon 19:36 Motorway signs: “M25 J6-J5 LANES CLOSED DUE TO COLLISION”
11. Mon 19:49 National Highways: 3 of 4 lanes closed (was 2)
12. Mon 19:50 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
13. Mon 20:09 TomTom: delay now ~109 min (was ~62)
14. Mon 20:09 National Highways: 3 of 4 lanes closed
15. Mon 20:11 Motorway signs: “COLLISION AFTER J6”
16. Mon 20:34 Motorway signs no longer show “M25 J6-J5 LANES CLOSED DUE TO COLLISION”
17. Mon 20:34 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
18. Mon 20:47 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
19. Mon 20:47 National Highways: 3 of 4 lanes closed
20. Mon 21:00 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
21. Mon 21:04 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION AFTER J6”
22. Mon 21:04 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
23. Mon 21:13 TomTom: delay now ~35 min (was ~58)
24. Mon 21:27 National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed (was 3)
25. Mon 21:34 Motorway signs: “M25 J6-J5 LANES CLOSED DUE TO COLLISION” (reported again)
26. Mon 21:34 Motorway signs no longer show “M25 J6-J5 LANES CLOSED DUE TO COLLISION”
27. Mon 21:50 TomTom no longer reports it
28. Mon 21:54 TomTom: collision, “Slow traffic, Incident”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
29. Mon 21:57 National Highways: lane closure lifted
30. Mon 21:59 TomTom no longer reports it
31. Mon 22:04 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
32. Mon 22:04 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION [HCA0]”
33. Mon 22:04 Motorway signs no longer show “M25 J6-J5 LANES CLOSED DUE TO COLLISION”
34. Mon 22:04 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J6 and J5).
• Slow traffic, Incident
• M25 anti-clockwise between J6 and J5
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION [HCA0]” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J6 and J5).
• Overhead signs read “M25 J6-J5 LANES CLOSED DUE TO COLLISION” (1 sign; e.g. M25 anti-clockwise between J6 and J5). Marker placed near M25 J6–J5 using the signs there, so it is approximate.
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (5 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J5 and J6).
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION AFTER J6” (3 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J7 and J6).
• Signs on the M23 northbound read “M25 J6-J5 LANES CLOSED DUE TO COLLISION” (2 signs; e.g. M23 northbound between J9 and J8). Marker placed near M25 J6–J5 using the signs there, so it is approximate.
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J5 and J6).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (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 J6 and M25 J5.

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