M25 crash J7 clockwise

Crash on the M25 clockwise at J7 on Wednesday 21 October 2026, from 03:48. Still reported at 07:54 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs, TomTom and National Highways.

Status

Live since 03:48 (4 h 6 min)

Location

M25 clockwise · J7

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

1 of 4 lanes closed

Delay

~81 min

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~83 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×3 · TomTom ×2 · National Highways ×2

Timeline

1. 03:48 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
2. 05:51 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
3. 05:51 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. 06:14 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
5. 06:36 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
6. 06:42 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~24 min
7. 07:00 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
8. 07:01 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
9. 07:01 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
10. 07:09 TomTom: delay now ~53 min (was ~39)
11. 07:51 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J7 and J6).
• Slow traffic
• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 clockwise within J7).
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J6 and J5).
• M25 anti-clockwise between J6 and J5

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• M25 stopped traffic J3–J206:42 · Live
• M25 delays J26 anticlockwise06:36 · Live
• M25 closed J28–J2700:04 · cleared after 3 h 34 min
• M25 closed J26 anticlockwiseyesterday 21:44 · cleared after 7 h 48 min
• M25 reported crash J3–J2 anticlockwiseyesterday 19:41 · cleared after 38 min
• M25 delays J17yesterday 14:58 · cleared after 3 h 45 min
• M25 stopped traffic J15–J16yesterday 14:44 · cleared after 4 h 27 min
• M25 stopped traffic J22–J23yesterday 14:30 · cleared after 1 h 55 min
• M25 crash J11 anticlockwiseyesterday 14:17 · cleared after 5 h 7 min
• M25 crash J24–J25 clockwiseyesterday 13:52 · cleared after 6 h 56 min

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