M27 crash J12 eastbound

Crash on the M27 eastbound at J12 on Tuesday 27 October 2026, from 06:07. Cleared at 08:58 after 2 h 52 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 08:58 on 27 Oct 2026, after 2 h 52 min

Location

M27 eastbound · J12

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Delay ~12 min

Sources

Motorway signs · TomTom ×2

Timeline

1. Tue 06:07 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. Tue 07:22 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
3. Tue 07:27 TomTom no longer reports it
4. Tue 07:29 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
5. Tue 07:29 All clear: no source reports it any more
6. Tue 07:31 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min
7. Tue 07:40 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
8. Tue 07:45 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
9. Tue 07:50 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
10. Tue 08:58 TomTom no longer reports it
11. Tue 08:58 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M27 eastbound within J12 before M275 access).
• Queuing traffic

Other recent incidents on the M27

• M27 crash J12 westbound27 Oct 2026 05:45 · cleared after 13 h 25 min
• M27 reported crash J12 eastbound24 Oct 2026 20:18 · cleared after 42 min
• M27 reported crash J12 eastbound24 Oct 2026 17:07 · cleared after 1 h 22 min
• M27 crash J9–J10 eastbound23 Oct 2026 21:08 · cleared after 2 h 27 min
• M27 reported crash J5–J4 westbound23 Oct 2026 06:16 · cleared after 46 min
• M27 crash J11 westbound23 Oct 2026 06:13 · cleared after 2 h 47 min
• M27 crash J8–J9 westbound22 Oct 2026 07:26 · cleared after 1 h 31 min
• M27 reported crash J12 eastbound20 Oct 2026 11:12 · cleared after 2 h 4 min
• M27 reported crash J12 eastbound20 Oct 2026 10:33 · cleared after 42 min
• M27 stopped traffic J3–J420 Oct 2026 07:43 · cleared after 1 h 32 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M27 J12.

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