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M25 crash J7–J8 clockwise

Crash on the M25 clockwise at J7–J8 on Monday 9 November 2026, from 21:59. Still reported at 07:52 UK time. Timeline of reports from National Highways, TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status
Live since yesterday 21:59 (9 h 53 min)
Location
M25 clockwise · J7–J8
Reported as
Collision
Delay
~60 min
At its worst
Road closed · stationary traffic · delay ~86 min
Sources
National Highways ×2 · TomTom ×4 · Motorway signs
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Timeline

  1. National Highways: 3 of 4 lanes closed
  2. National Highways: lane closure lifted
  3. All clear: no source reports it any more
  4. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
  5. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  6. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min
  7. Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
  8. TomTom: delay now ~7 min (was ~20), “Slow traffic”
  9. TomTom: delay now ~23 min (was ~8)
  10. TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
  11. TomTom: now says collision, delay now ~44 min (was ~31), “Stationary traffic, Accident”
  12. TomTom: delay now ~58 min (was ~44)
  13. TomTom: road closed
  14. TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
  15. TomTom: delay now ~86 min (was ~56)
  16. Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
  17. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~60 min

Source reports

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Live traffic and past incidents at M25 J7 and M25 J8.

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