M4 crash J7 eastbound

Crash on the M4 eastbound at J7 on Monday 26 October 2026, from 18:06. Cleared at 20:59 after 2 h 54 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.

Status

Cleared 20:59 on 26 Oct 2026, after 2 h 54 min

Location

M4 eastbound · J7

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

2 of 4 lanes closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~108 min

Sources

TomTom · Motorway signs ×3 · National Highways

Timeline

1. Mon 18:06 Motorway signs: “COLLISION [HCA0]”
2. Mon 18:12 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
3. Mon 18:33 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~48 min
4. Mon 18:37 TomTom no longer reports it
5. Mon 18:42 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~60 min (reported again)
6. Mon 18:51 TomTom: delay now ~32 min (was ~59)
7. Mon 18:55 TomTom: delay now ~50 min (was ~32)
8. Mon 19:15 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
9. Mon 19:15 National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
10. Mon 19:34 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION [HCA0]”
11. Mon 19:34 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
12. Mon 19:41 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
13. Mon 19:46 TomTom: delay now ~32 min (was ~56)
14. Mon 19:50 TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~32)
15. Mon 20:04 TomTom no longer reports it
16. Mon 20:50 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
17. Mon 20:59 National Highways: lane closure lifted
18. Mon 20:59 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION [HCA0]” (1 sign; furthest along: link road from A4 to M4 J7).
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT [HCA2]” (1 sign; furthest along: M4 westbound between J6 and J7).
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (2 signs; furthest along: M4 eastbound between J8 and J7).
• M4 eastbound between J8 and J7

Other recent incidents on the M4

• M4 crash J10–J8 eastboundyesterday 16:33 · cleared after 1 h 18 min
• M4 crash Eastboundyesterday 09:44 · cleared after 25 min
• M4 crash Westboundyesterday 08:29 · cleared after 40 min
• M4 crash Prince of Wales Bridge eastboundyesterday 08:13 · cleared after 22 min
• M4 stopped traffic J3–J2yesterday 06:48 · cleared after 2 h 13 min
• M4 crash J10–J11 westboundSun 05:12 · cleared after 1 h
• M4 crash J12–J11 eastboundSun 04:41 · cleared after 1 h 31 min
• M4 reported crash J17–J16 eastboundSat 17:47 · cleared after 37 min
• M4 reported crash J17 westboundSat 17:47 · cleared after 37 min
• M4 stopped traffic J3–J2Sat 09:48 · cleared after 25 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M4 J7.

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