M25 crash J7 anticlockwise

Crash on the M25 anticlockwise at J7 on Thursday 12 November 2026, from 08:41. Cleared at 13:52 after 5 h 11 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 13:52 on 12 Nov 2026, after 5 h 11 min

Location

M25 anticlockwise · J7

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Delay ~12 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×5 · TomTom ×3

Timeline

1. 08:41 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
2. 09:19 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
3. 09:21 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
4. 09:21 All clear: no source reports it any more
5. 09:23 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
6. 09:41 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
7. 09:46 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
8. 09:51 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~7 min
9. 09:51 TomTom: delay now ~7 min (was ~12), “Slow traffic”
10. 09:51 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
11. 09:51 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
12. 09:55 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
13. 10:00 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
14. 10:04 TomTom no longer reports it
15. 10:09 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~10 min (reported again)
16. 10:13 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~11 min (reported again)
17. 10:21 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
18. 10:23 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
19. 10:27 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
20. 10:32 TomTom no longer reports it
21. 13:52 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
22. 13:52 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J5 and J6).
• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J6 and J5).
• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (2 signs; furthest along: link road from M25 J7 anti-clockwise to M23 J8 southbound).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J6 and J5).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J5 and J6).

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 closed J17–J16 anticlockwise10:16 · cleared after 44 min
• M25 crash J7 clockwise09:04 · cleared after 4 h 48 min
• M25 stopped traffic J306:44 · cleared after 1 h 54 min
• M25 stopped traffic J12–J13 clockwise06:38 · cleared after 5 h 16 min
• M25 reported crash J5 clockwise06:32 · cleared after 33 min
• 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
• M25 crash J5–J6 clockwiseyesterday 17:02 · cleared after 1 h 24 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M25 J7.

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