M25 crash J8–J9 clockwise

Crash on the M25 clockwise at J8–J9 on Saturday 24 October 2026, from 16:18. Cleared at 01:31 after 10 h 13 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 01:31 on 25 Oct 2026, after 10 h 13 min

Location

M25 clockwise · J8–J9

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Delay ~16 min

Sources

TomTom ×6 · Motorway signs ×4

Timeline

1. Sat 16:18 TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Heavy rain, Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
2. Sat 16:48 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
3. Sat 16:55 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”
4. Sat 17:13 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~9 min
5. Sat 17:18 TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~9)
6. Sat 17:22 TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~16)
7. Sat 17:27 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, delay now ~5 min (was ~11), “Slow traffic”
8. Sat 17:29 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
9. Sat 17:36 TomTom no longer reports it
10. Sat 17:36 All clear: no source reports it any more
11. Sat 18:04 TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Heavy rain, Slow traffic”, delay ~1 min (reported again)
12. Sat 18:13 TomTom: “Heavy rain, Heavy traffic”
13. Sat 18:14 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
14. Sat 18:22 TomTom: “Heavy rain, Slow traffic”
15. Sat 18:27 TomTom: “Heavy rain, Heavy traffic”
16. Sat 18:38 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
17. Sat 18:45 TomTom: “Heavy rain, Slow traffic”
18. Sat 18:49 TomTom: “Heavy rain, Heavy traffic”
19. Sat 18:54 TomTom no longer reports it
20. Sat 18:59 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
21. Sat 20:30 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (reported again)
22. Sat 20:30 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
23. Sat 21:25 TomTom: broken-down vehicle, “Stationary traffic, Broken down vehicle”, delay ~8 min
24. Sat 21:30 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Broken down vehicle”
25. Sat 21:34 TomTom no longer reports it
26. Sat 23:01 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
27. Sat 23:20 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
28. Sat 23:29 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
29. Sat 23:30 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
30. Sat 23:38 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
31. Sat 23:42 TomTom no longer reports it
32. Sun 00:33 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
33. Sun 00:42 TomTom no longer reports it
34. Sun 01:31 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
35. Sun 01:31 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Heavy rain, Heavy traffic
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J8 and J9).
• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (9 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J8 and J9).
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J8 and J9).
• Queuing traffic, Broken down vehicle
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (3 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J9 and J8).

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Live traffic and past incidents at M25 J8 and M25 J9.

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