M27 crash J12 eastbound

Crash on the M27 eastbound at J12 on Tuesday 20 October 2026, from 06:15. Still reported at 09:08 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Live since 06:15 (2 h 53 min)

Location

M27 eastbound · J12

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Delay ~11 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×3 · TomTom ×2

Timeline

1. 06:15 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
2. 07:14 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
3. 07:14 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. 07:38 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
5. 07:43 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
6. 07:52 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
7. 07:55 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
8. 07:56 Motorway signs: “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD”
9. 07:57 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
10. 08:06 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
11. 08:20 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
12. 08:33 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
13. 08:38 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
14. 08:52 TomTom no longer reports it

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (3 signs; furthest along: M27 eastbound within J12 before M275 access).
• Slow traffic
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (1 sign; furthest along: M27 westbound between J10 and J9).
• Overhead signs read “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD” (1 sign; furthest along: M27 westbound between J10 and J9).

Other recent incidents on the M27

• M27 stopped traffic J4–J307:43 · Live
• M27 reported crash J3–J2 westboundSun 14:05 · cleared after 1 h
• M27 crash J12 eastboundSat 15:30 · cleared after 9 h 2 min
• M27 crash J2–J1 westboundSat 13:12 · cleared after 10 h 19 min
• M27 crash J12 eastboundSat 11:23 · cleared after 3 h 36 min
• M27 crash J12–J11 eastboundFri 07:00 · cleared after 18 h 14 min
• M27 crash J12 eastboundWed 19:11 · cleared after 1 h 59 min
• M27 crash J8–J7 westboundWed 15:08 · cleared after 10 h 56 min
• M27 crash J14 eastbound13 Oct 2026 07:15 · cleared after 4 h 17 min
• M27 crash J3–J2 westbound12 Oct 2026 08:02 · cleared after 1 h 57 min

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