M25 crash J7 clockwise

Crash on the M25 clockwise at J7 on Friday 16 October 2026, from 18:41. Still reported at 20:46 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Live since 18:41 (2 h 5 min)

Location

M25 clockwise · J7

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~82 min

Sources

TomTom · Motorway signs ×6

Timeline

1. 18:41 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. 18:53 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~8 min
3. 19:02 TomTom: now says collision, delay now ~25 min (was ~12), “Stationary traffic, Incident”
4. 19:07 TomTom: delay now ~37 min (was ~25)
5. 19:11 TomTom: delay now ~53 min (was ~37)
6. 19:24 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
7. 19:36 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
8. 19:43 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
9. 19:47 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
10. 19:48 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, delay now ~43 min (was ~82), “Stationary traffic”
11. 19:57 TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~34)
12. 20:02 TomTom: now says collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”
13. 20:11 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”
14. 20:15 TomTom: delay now ~5 min (was ~10), “Slow traffic”
15. 20:20 TomTom no longer reports it
16. 20:24 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
17. 20:24 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
18. 20:24 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 clockwise within J7).
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J7 and J8).
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (3 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise within J7).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS” (1 sign; furthest along: link road from M25 J7 clockwise to M23 J8 southbound).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS” (1 sign; furthest along: link road from M25 J7 anti-clockwise to M23 J8 southbound).
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT [HCA2]” (1 sign; furthest along: link road from M25 J7 clockwise to M23 J8 southbound).

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• M25 reported crash J21–J20 anticlockwise10:33 · cleared after 48 min
• M25 crash J3007:14 · cleared after 1 h 59 min

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