M27 crash J9–J8 eastbound
Crash on the M27 eastbound at J9–J8 on Thursday 5 November 2026, from 16:39. Still reported at 19:08 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs, TomTom and National Highways.
- Status
- Live since 16:39 (2 h 30 min)
- Location
- M27 eastbound · J9–J8
- Reported as
- Collision
- Lanes
- 1 of 4 lanes closed
- At its worst
- Delay ~9 min
- Sources
- Motorway signs ×2 · TomTom · National Highways
Timeline
- Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
- Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
- National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
- TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~9 min
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Accident”
- Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (reported again)
- TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Accident”
- TomTom no longer reports it
- TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~7 min (reported again)
- Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
- TomTom no longer reports it
Source reports
- Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (1 sign; furthest along: M27 eastbound between J7 and J8).
- Stationary traffic, Accident
- Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (2 signs; furthest along: M27 eastbound between J8 and J9).
- M27 eastbound between J8 and J9
Other recent incidents on the M27
- M27 stopped traffic J3–J4
- M27 crash J4–J3 westbound
- M27 crash J7 eastbound
- M27 crash J8 eastbound
- M27 stopped traffic J3–J4
- M27 crash J12 eastbound
- M27 crash J12 westbound
- M27 reported crash J12 eastbound
- M27 reported crash J12 eastbound
- M27 crash J9–J10 eastbound
Live traffic and past incidents at M27 J9 and M27 J8.
The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.