M25 crash J7–J6 anticlockwise

Crash on the M25 anticlockwise at J7–J6 on Friday 30 October 2026, from 13:31. Cleared at 21:02 after 7 h 30 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs, TomTom and National Highways.

Status

Cleared 21:02 on 30 Oct 2026, after 7 h 30 min

Location

M25 anticlockwise · J7–J6

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

Road closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~69 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×9 · TomTom ×10 · National Highways ×4

Timeline

1. Fri 13:31 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF CYCLIST”
2. Fri 14:39 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min
3. Fri 14:44 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
4. Fri 14:49 TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~6), “Queuing traffic”
5. Fri 15:02 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF CYCLIST”
6. Fri 15:25 TomTom: delay now ~37 min (was ~28), “Stationary traffic”
7. Fri 15:45 TomTom: delay now ~27 min (was ~40)
8. Fri 15:50 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. Fri 16:00 TomTom: delay now ~38 min (was ~28)
10. Fri 16:10 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
11. Fri 16:15 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~37 min
12. Fri 16:20 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
13. Fri 16:25 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
14. Fri 16:50 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
15. Fri 17:10 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
16. Fri 17:20 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
17. Fri 17:25 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
18. Fri 17:30 TomTom: delay now ~26 min (was ~45)
19. Fri 17:42 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT”
20. Fri 17:45 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
21. Fri 17:50 TomTom no longer reports it
22. Fri 17:50 All clear: no source reports it any more
23. Fri 17:57 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
24. Fri 18:10 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~69 min
25. Fri 18:15 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~28 min
26. Fri 18:15 TomTom: delay now ~37 min (was ~69)
27. Fri 18:21 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~37 min
28. Fri 18:26 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~24 min
29. Fri 18:33 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT”
30. Fri 18:41 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
31. Fri 18:46 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
32. Fri 18:47 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
33. Fri 18:51 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~26 min
34. Fri 18:51 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
35. Fri 19:00 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
36. Fri 19:03 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
37. Fri 19:06 TomTom: delay now ~47 min (was ~12)
38. Fri 19:08 Motorway signs: “LANE CLOSED FOR INCIDENT ACCESS”
39. Fri 19:15 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
40. Fri 19:21 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~10 min
41. Fri 19:26 TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~10)
42. Fri 19:33 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
43. Fri 19:33 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
44. Fri 19:33 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
45. Fri 19:56 TomTom: delay now ~36 min (was ~22)
46. Fri 20:01 TomTom: road closed
47. Fri 20:04 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
48. Fri 20:11 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
49. Fri 20:16 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~29 min (reported again)
50. Fri 20:16 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
51. Fri 20:21 TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~29)
52. Fri 20:22 National Highways: lane closure lifted
53. Fri 20:34 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
54. Fri 20:34 Motorway signs no longer show “LANE CLOSED FOR INCIDENT ACCESS”
55. Fri 20:36 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
56. Fri 20:56 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
57. Fri 21:02 TomTom no longer reports it
58. Fri 21:02 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF CYCLIST” (1 sign; furthest along: link road from M25 J7 clockwise to M23 J8 southbound).
• Stationary traffic
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J7 and J6).
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J6 and J5).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 J8 clockwise exit).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS” (7 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J8 and J7).
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT [HCA2]” (7 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J6 and J5).
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (3 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise within J7).
• Overhead signs read “LANE CLOSED FOR INCIDENT ACCESS” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J6 and J5).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise within J7).
• M25 anti-clockwise between J6 and J5
• Closed

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• M25 crash J5–J6 clockwiseyesterday 17:35 · cleared after 1 h 16 min
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• M25 crash J21A–J22 clockwiseyesterday 16:40 · cleared after 52 min
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• 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 J7 and M25 J6.

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