M27 crash J9–J8 westbound

Cleared Cleared at 07:23 on 8 Oct 2026, after 2 h 6 min.

Crash on the M27 westbound at J9–J8 on Thursday 8 October 2026, from 05:18. Cleared at 07:23 after 2 h 6 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

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   M27 westbound · J9–J8

   Collision

   05:18–07:23 (cleared after 2 h 6 min) · delay ~5 min · queue 3.4 mi

   Motorway signs ×2 · TomTom

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Timeline

1. 05:18 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
2. 05:20 Motorway signs: “COLLISION [HCA0]”
3. 06:48 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
4. 06:53 TomTom: delay now ~9 min (was ~4), “Queuing traffic”
5. 06:58 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
6. 07:07 TomTom no longer reports it
7. 07:23 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION [HCA0]”
8. 07:23 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
9. 07:23 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION [HCA0]” (1 sign; furthest along: M27 westbound between J9 and J8).
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (2 signs; furthest along: M27 westbound within J8).
• Slow traffic

Other recent incidents on the M27

• M27 reported crash J9–J10 eastbound · 07:47, still reported
• M27 stopped traffic J4–J3 westbound · 07:13, still reported
• M27 reported crash J3–J2 westbound · yesterday 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 · Sat 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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This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.