M25 crash J8–J9 clockwise

Cleared Cleared at 03:05 on 9 Oct 2026, after 3 h 8 min.

Crash on the M25 clockwise at J8–J9 on Thursday 8 October 2026, from 23:57. Cleared at 03:05 after 3 h 8 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

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   M25 clockwise · J8–J9

   Collision

   Thu 23:57–yesterday 03:05 (cleared after 3 h 8 min) · delay ~4 min · queue 3.1 mi

   Motorway signs · TomTom

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Timeline

1. Thu 23:47 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. yesterday 00:04 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~8 min
3. yesterday 00:09 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
4. yesterday 00:13 TomTom no longer reports it
5. yesterday 03:05 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
6. yesterday 03:05 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J8 and J9).
• Slow traffic

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 crash J16–J15 anticlockwise · yesterday 12:34, cleared after 6 h 45 min
• M25 crash J14 clockwise · yesterday 09:35, cleared after 16 h 36 min
• M25 stopped traffic J17 · yesterday 06:54, cleared after 13 h 10 min
• M25 crash J22–J21A anticlockwise · Thu 22:22, cleared after 2 h 6 min
• M25 reported crash J22 anticlockwise · Thu 19:46, cleared after 41 min
• M25 crash J9–J8 anticlockwise · Thu 16:26, cleared after 7 h 2 min
• M25 crash J25–J24 anticlockwise · Thu 14:16, cleared after 40 min
• M25 reported crash J8–J7 anticlockwise · Wed 23:32, cleared after 49 min
• M25 crash J8 anticlockwise · Wed 22:09, cleared after 42 min
• M25 crash J8–J7 anticlockwise · Wed 20:06, cleared after 44 min

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This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.