M25 crash J6–J5 anticlockwise

Crash on the M25 anticlockwise at J6–J5 on Wednesday 4 November 2026, from 17:15. Cleared at 18:33 after 1 h 19 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 18:33 on 4 Nov 2026, after 1 h 19 min

Location

M25 anticlockwise · J6–J5

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~49 min

Sources

TomTom · Motorway signs ×2

Timeline

1. 17:15 Motorway signs: “COLLISION [HCA0]”
2. 17:29 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~10 min
3. 17:33 TomTom: delay now ~20 min (was ~10)
4. 17:34 TomTom no longer reports it
5. 17:38 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~46 min (reported again)
6. 17:52 TomTom: delay now ~32 min (was ~49)
7. 17:56 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
8. 18:01 TomTom no longer reports it
9. 18:03 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION [HCA0]”
10. 18:33 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
11. 18:33 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION [HCA0]” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J6 and J5).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J5 and J6).

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 stopped traffic J14–J1514:35 · cleared after 4 h 44 min
• M25 crash J24–J25 clockwise13:34 · cleared after 5 h 12 min
• M25 reported crash J29 clockwise09:12 · cleared after 49 min
• M25 stopped traffic J24–J2508:15 · cleared after 1 h 35 min
• M25 crash J10 anticlockwise07:42 · cleared after 4 h 49 min
• M25 stopped traffic J5–J6 clockwise07:01 · cleared after 37 min
• M25 delays J15–J1606:33 · cleared after 2 h 59 min
• M25 stopped traffic J10–J11 clockwise05:49 · cleared after 3 h 53 min
• M25 crash J15–J16 clockwiseyesterday 20:50 · cleared after 1 h 8 min
• M25 reported crash J15–J16 clockwiseyesterday 20:22 · cleared after 3 h 7 min

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

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