M27 crash J12 westbound

Cleared Cleared at 21:10 on 9 Oct 2026, after 1 h 49 min.

Crash on the M27 westbound at J12 on Friday 9 October 2026, from 19:21. Cleared at 21:10 after 1 h 49 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs.

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   M27 westbound · J12

   Collision

   19:21–21:10 (cleared after 1 h 49 min)

   Motorway signs

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Timeline

1. 19:21 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. 21:10 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
3. 21:10 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

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

Other recent incidents on the M27

• M27 reported crash J9–J10 eastbound · yesterday 07:47, cleared after 1 h 7 min
• M27 crash J9–J8 westbound · yesterday 05:18, cleared after 2 h 6 min
• M27 reported crash J3–J2 westbound · Wed 18:06, cleared after 1 h 13 min
• M27 crash J3–J4 eastbound · Mon 17:03, cleared after 1 h 4 min
• M27 crash J5–J7 eastbound · 3 Oct 2026 19:06, cleared after 2 h 36 min
• M27 crash J11 eastbound · 29 Sept 2026 07:49, cleared after 1 h 11 min
• M27 crash J14 eastbound · 25 Sept 2026 23:26, cleared after 47 min
• M27 closed · 24 Sept 2026 02:16, cleared after 2 h 12 min

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