M25 crash J8–J9 clockwise

Crash on the M25 clockwise at J8–J9 on Monday 19 October 2026, from 06:20. Cleared at 08:39 after 2 h 20 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 08:39 on 19 Oct 2026, after 2 h 20 min

Location

M25 clockwise · J8–J9

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~95 min

Sources

TomTom · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 06:20 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. 06:27 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~10 min
3. 06:31 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
4. 06:36 TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~7), “Stationary traffic”
5. 06:59 TomTom: delay now ~40 min (was ~28)
6. 07:03 TomTom: delay now ~82 min (was ~40)
7. 08:09 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
8. 08:16 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. 08:26 TomTom: delay now ~4 min (was ~37), “Slow traffic”
10. 08:39 TomTom no longer reports it
11. 08:39 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J8 and J9).

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 stopped traffic J6–J5 anticlockwise08:01 · Live
• M25 stopped traffic J20–J2107:08 · cleared after 1 h 31 min
• M25 crash J16 clockwise06:54 · Live
• M25 crash J25 anticlockwiseyesterday 22:14 · cleared after 1 h 55 min
• M25 crash J24–J25 clockwiseyesterday 21:58 · cleared after 1 h 39 min
• M25 crash J8–J9 clockwiseyesterday 21:45 · cleared after 1 h 52 min
• M25 crash J25 clockwiseyesterday 20:24 · cleared after 43 min
• M25 stopped traffic J2yesterday 15:43 · cleared after 3 h 26 min
• M25 stopped traffic J10–J11 clockwiseyesterday 14:26 · cleared after 49 min
• M25 stopped traffic J16–J17yesterday 13:33 · cleared after 1 h 19 min

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