M27 crash J12–J11 eastbound

Crash on the M27 eastbound at J12–J11 on Friday 16 October 2026, from 07:00. Still reported at 08:28 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Live since 07:00 (1 h 28 min)

Location

M27 eastbound · J12–J11

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

Road closed

Delay

~19 min

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~122 min

Sources

TomTom ×6 · Motorway signs ×5

Timeline

1. 07:00 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~30 min
2. 07:00 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
3. 07:00 Motorway signs: “COLLISION [HCA0]”
4. 07:04 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min
5. 07:04 TomTom: collision, “Accident, Lane closed”
6. 07:09 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
7. 07:11 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
8. 07:13 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~36 min (reported again)
9. 07:18 TomTom: delay now ~60 min (was ~36)
10. 07:22 TomTom: collision, “Accident, Lane closed”
11. 07:27 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~76 min (reported again)
12. 07:36 TomTom: delay now ~102 min (was ~76)
13. 07:50 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~8 min
14. 07:55 TomTom: collision, “Accident, Lane closed”
15. 07:59 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
16. 08:02 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
17. 08:04 Motorway signs: “M27 J9-J12 CLOSED DUE TO COLLISION”
18. 08:08 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
19. 08:17 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~34 min (reported again)
20. 08:27 TomTom: delay now ~19 min (was ~38)

Source reports

• Stationary traffic
• Accident, Lane closed
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M27 eastbound between J11 and J12).
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION [HCA0]” (1 sign; furthest along: M27 eastbound within J11).
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: M27 westbound between J12 and J11).
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT [HCA2]” (1 sign; furthest along: M27 eastbound between J9 and J10).
• Overhead signs read “M27 J9-J12 CLOSED DUE TO COLLISION” (5 signs; e.g. link road from M3 J14 westbound to M27 J4 eastbound). Marker placed near M27 J9–J12 using the signs there, so it is approximate.

Other recent incidents on the M27

• 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 eastboundTue 07:15 · cleared after 4 h 17 min
• M27 crash J3–J2 westboundMon 08:02 · cleared after 1 h 57 min
• M27 stopped traffic J11Mon 07:36 · cleared after 1 h 22 min
• M27 crash J12 westbound9 Oct 2026 19:21 · cleared after 1 h 49 min
• M27 reported crash J9–J10 eastbound8 Oct 2026 07:47 · cleared after 1 h 7 min
• M27 stopped traffic J4–J3 westbound8 Oct 2026 07:13 · cleared after 2 h 3 min
• M27 crash J9–J8 westbound8 Oct 2026 05:18 · cleared after 2 h 6 min
• M27 reported crash J3–J2 westbound7 Oct 2026 18:06 · cleared after 1 h 13 min

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