M25 crash J9–J8 anticlockwise

Cleared Cleared at 19:31 on 6 Oct 2026, after 167 h 48 min.

Crash on the M25 anticlockwise at J9–J8 on Tuesday 29 September 2026, from 19:43. Cleared at 19:31 after 167 h 48 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

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   M25 anticlockwise · J9–J8

   Collision

   Tue 19:43–19:31 (cleared after 167 h 48 min) · delay ~7 min

   Motorway signs · TomTom

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Timeline

1. Tue 19:27 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF DEBRIS”
2. Tue 20:13 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF DEBRIS”
3. Tue 20:13 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. Fri 14:31 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF DEBRIS” (reported again)
5. Fri 15:02 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF DEBRIS”
6. Fri 15:02 All clear: no source reports it any more
7. 19:00 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF DEBRIS” (reported again)
8. 19:00 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~16 min
9. 19:05 TomTom: delay now ~7 min (was ~16), “Queuing traffic, Incident”
10. 19:10 TomTom no longer reports it
11. 19:31 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF DEBRIS”
12. 19:31 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF DEBRIS” (12 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J9 and J8).
• Queuing traffic, Incident

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 crash J13 clockwise · 16:24, cleared after 3 h 9 min
• M25 crash J19–J18 anticlockwise · 14:43, cleared after 3 h 44 min
• M25 crash J24–J23 anticlockwise · 12:21, cleared after 2 h 38 min
• M25 crash J8–J9 clockwise · 07:16, cleared after 3 h 12 min
• M25 crash J28 anticlockwise · yesterday 15:07, cleared after 2 h 17 min
• M25 crash J3 clockwise · Sun 15:52, cleared after 1 h 51 min
• M25 crash J16–J17 clockwise · Sun 11:58, cleared after 45 h
• M25 crash J3–J2 anticlockwise · Sun 11:12, cleared after 2 h 57 min
• M25 crash J4–J3 anticlockwise · Sun 08:18, cleared after 57 min
• M25 crash J22–J21A anticlockwise · Sun 02:23, cleared after 2 h 51 min

About this page

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.