M25 crash J27–J28 clockwise
Crash on the M25 clockwise at J27–J28 on Wednesday 21 October 2026, from 16:55. Still reported at 19:33 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.
- Status
- Live since 16:55 (2 h 38 min)
- Location
- M25 clockwise · J27–J28
- Reported as
- Collision
- At its worst
- Stationary traffic · delay ~38 min
- Sources
- TomTom ×3 · Motorway signs ×2
Timeline
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: delay now ~20 min (was ~13), “Stationary traffic”
- TomTom: delay now ~31 min (was ~20)
- TomTom: delay now ~23 min (was ~38)
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~17)
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
- Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom no longer reports it
Source reports
- Slow traffic
- Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J27 and J28).
- Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J27 and J28).
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The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.