M27 crash J12 eastbound

Crash on the M27 eastbound at J12 on Wednesday 14 October 2026, from 19:11. Cleared at 21:10 after 1 h 59 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 21:10 on 14 Oct 2026, after 1 h 59 min

Location

M27 eastbound · J12

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

Road closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic

Sources

Motorway signs ×3 · TomTom ×2

Timeline

1. Wed 19:11 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
2. Wed 19:38 Motorway signs: “COLLISION [HCA0]”
3. Wed 19:43 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~64 min
4. Wed 19:43 Motorway signs: “M27 J11-J12 COLLISION”
5. Wed 19:47 TomTom: road closed
6. Wed 20:10 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
7. Wed 20:15 TomTom no longer reports it
8. Wed 20:40 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION [HCA0]”
9. Wed 21:10 Motorway signs no longer show “M27 J11-J12 COLLISION”
10. Wed 21:10 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (3 signs; furthest along: M27 eastbound within J12 before M275 access).
• Stationary traffic, Accident
• Closed
• Overhead signs read “M27 J11-J12 COLLISION” (7 signs; e.g. M27 eastbound between J9 and J10). Marker placed near M27 J11–J12 using the signs there, so it is approximate.
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION [HCA0]” (1 sign; furthest along: M27 eastbound within J11).

Other recent incidents on the M27

• M27 crash J12–J11 eastbound07:00 · Live
• 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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