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M25 Severe Cleared

M25 anti-clockwise between J16 and J15 | Anti-Clockwise | Accident

1 May 2026, 13:59 Anti-Clockwise 84 views

Incident Details

Location : The M25 anticlockwise between junctions J16 and J15 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder, lanes 1 and 2 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are two of four lanes closed.

M25
Severe
Cleared
13:59, 1 May 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

Location : The M25 anticlockwise between junctions J16 and J15 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder, lanes 1 and 2 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are two of four lanes closed.

· Update

Location : The M25 anticlockwise between junctions J16 and J15 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder, lanes 1 and 2 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are two of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 31 minutes. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M25 anticlockwise between junctions J16 and J15 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder, lanes 1 and 2 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are two of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 11m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M25 anticlockwise between junctions J16 and J15 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder, lanes 1 and 2 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are two of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 21m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M25 anticlockwise between junctions J16 and J15 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder, lanes 1 and 2 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are two of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 56m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M25 anticlockwise between junctions J16 and J15 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder, lanes 1 and 2 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are two of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 36m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M25 anticlockwise between junctions J16 and J15 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder, lanes 1 and 2 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are two of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 16m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M25 anticlockwise between junctions J16 and J15 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder, lanes 1 and 2 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are two of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 51m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M25 anticlockwise between junctions J16 and J15 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder, lanes 1 and 2 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are two of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 26m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M25 anticlockwise between junctions J16 and J15 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder, lanes 1 and 2 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are two of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 1m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M25 anticlockwise between junctions J16 and J15 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder, lanes 1 and 2 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are two of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 36m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M25 anticlockwise between junctions J16 and J15 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder, lanes 1 and 2 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are two of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 11m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M25 anticlockwise between junctions J16 and J15 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder, lanes 1 and 2 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are two of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 46m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M25 anticlockwise between junctions J16 and J15 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder, lanes 1 and 2 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are two of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 21m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M25 anticlockwise between junctions J16 and J15 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder, lanes 1 and 2 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are two of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 56m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M25 anticlockwise between junctions J16 and J15 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder, lanes 1 and 2 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are two of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 36m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M25 anticlockwise between junctions J16 and J15 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder, lanes 1 and 2 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are two of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 11m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M25 anticlockwise between junctions J16 and J15 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder, lanes 1 and 2 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are two of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 46m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M25 anticlockwise between junctions J16 and J15 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder, lanes 1 and 2 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are two of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 26m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M25 anticlockwise between junctions J16 and J15 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder, lanes 1 and 2 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are two of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 1m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M25 anticlockwise between junctions J16 and J15 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder, lanes 1 and 2 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are two of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 36m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M25 anticlockwise between junctions J16 and J15 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder, lanes 1 and 2 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are two of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 11m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M25 anticlockwise between junctions J16 and J15 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder, lanes 1 and 2 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are two of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 51m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M25 anticlockwise between junctions J16 and J15 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder, lanes 1 and 2 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are two of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 26m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M25 anticlockwise between junctions J16 and J15 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder, lanes 1 and 2 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are two of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 18h 1m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M25 anticlockwise between junctions J16 and J15 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder, lanes 1 and 2 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are two of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 18h 36m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M25 anticlockwise between junctions J16 and J15 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder, lanes 1 and 2 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are two of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 11m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M25 anticlockwise between junctions J16 and J15 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder, lanes 1 and 2 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are two of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 46m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M25 anticlockwise between junctions J16 and J15 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder, lanes 1 and 2 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are two of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 21m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M25 anticlockwise between junctions J16 and J15 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder, lanes 1 and 2 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are two of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 56m. Monitoring continues.

· Final update

Location : The M25 anticlockwise between junctions J16 and J15 .
Lane Closures : The hard shoulder, lanes 1 and 2 are closed.
Reason : Road traffic collision.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:45 and 16:00 on 1 May 2026.
Lanes Closed : There are two of four lanes closed.

Wording as published by National Highways, recorded as it changed.

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