M27 crash J12 eastbound

Crash on the M27 eastbound at J12 on Tuesday 20 October 2026, from 06:15. Still reported at 08:03 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Live since 06:15 (1 h 48 min)

Location

M27 eastbound · J12

Reported as

Collision

Delay

~10 min

Sources

Motorway signs · TomTom ×2

Timeline

1. 06:15 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
2. 07:14 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
3. 07:14 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. 07:38 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
5. 07:43 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
6. 07:52 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
7. 07:57 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (3 signs; furthest along: M27 eastbound within J12 before M275 access).
• Slow traffic
• Queuing traffic

Other recent incidents on the M27

• M27 reported crash J3–J2 westboundSun 14:05 · cleared after 1 h
• M27 crash J12 eastboundSat 15:30 · cleared after 9 h 2 min
• M27 crash J2–J1 westboundSat 13:12 · cleared after 10 h 19 min
• M27 crash J12 eastboundSat 11:23 · cleared after 3 h 36 min
• M27 crash J12–J11 eastboundFri 07:00 · cleared after 18 h 14 min
• 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 eastbound13 Oct 2026 07:15 · cleared after 4 h 17 min
• M27 crash J3–J2 westbound12 Oct 2026 08:02 · cleared after 1 h 57 min
• M27 stopped traffic J1112 Oct 2026 07:36 · cleared after 1 h 22 min

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