M25 crash J24–J23 anticlockwise

Live Still reported at 13:24 UK time, since 12:21 (1 h 3 min).

Crash on the M25 anticlockwise at J24–J23 on Tuesday 6 October 2026, from 12:21. Still reported at 13:24 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

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   M25 anticlockwise · J24–J23

   Collision

   since 12:21 (1 h 3 min) · delay ~33 min · queue 2.9 mi

   Motorway signs ×2 · TomTom ×2

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Timeline

1. 12:21 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
2. 12:39 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~17 min
3. 12:44 TomTom: delay now ~32 min (was ~17)
4. 12:48 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
5. 12:58 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
6. 12:58 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Accident”
7. 12:59 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”

What the sources said

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (5 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J24 and J23).
• Stationary traffic, Accident
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J24 and J23).

Other recent incidents on the M25

• 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
• M25 reported crash J20 clockwise · Sun 02:15, cleared after 1 h 59 min
• M25 crash J6–J5 anticlockwise · Sat 10:00, cleared after 2 h 40 min
• M25 crash J21A–J22 clockwise · Fri 23:26, cleared after 1 h 38 min

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