M25 crash J10 clockwise

Crash on the M25 clockwise at J10 on Friday 16 October 2026, from 10:40. Still reported at 17:04 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Live since 10:40 (6 h 24 min)

Location

M25 clockwise · J10

Reported as

Collision

Delay

~44 min

At its worst

Stationary traffic

Sources

TomTom ×6 · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 10:40 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
2. 10:49 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
3. 10:58 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
4. 11:31 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
5. 11:36 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
6. 11:40 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. 11:45 TomTom: delay now ~7 min (was ~17), “Slow traffic”
8. 12:03 TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~5)
9. 12:26 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
10. 12:31 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
11. 12:59 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
12. 13:26 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
13. 13:31 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
14. 14:17 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
15. 14:27 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
16. 14:36 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
17. 15:18 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
18. 15:27 TomTom: delay now ~26 min (was ~6), “Queuing traffic”
19. 15:27 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
20. 15:45 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~21 min
21. 15:45 TomTom: delay now ~8 min (was ~29), “Slow traffic”
22. 15:50 TomTom: delay now ~29 min (was ~8), “Queuing traffic”
23. 15:50 TomTom: delay now ~39 min (was ~24), “Stationary traffic”
24. 15:54 TomTom: delay now ~22 min (was ~39), “Queuing traffic”
25. 16:13 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~23 min
26. 16:13 TomTom: delay now ~8 min (was ~31), “Slow traffic”
27. 16:17 TomTom: delay now ~34 min (was ~8), “Queuing traffic”
28. 16:37 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
29. 16:54 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Stationary traffic
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (10 signs; furthest along: M25 J10 clockwise exit).

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• M25 crash J14–J15 clockwise06:40 · cleared after 5 h 46 min
• M25 crash J28–J27 anticlockwise06:31 · cleared after 2 h
• M25 crash J22–J23 clockwise02:24 · cleared after 4 h 56 min

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