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London travel news LIVE: Huge delays on M25 after multi-vehicle crash

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Place, T. (2026, November 3). London travel news LIVE: Huge delays on M25 after multi-vehicle crash. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/m25-latest-travel-news-tfl-trains-underground-elizabeth-line-b1303338.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-11-03 · by Tom Place

Quick Summary

This article reports on multiple transportation disruptions in London early morning, including severe delays on the M25 due to a crash involving three vans near Junction 11, causing congestion for over 7 miles and hour-long delays anticlockwise. Additionally, there are signal failures affecting the Central line between Hainault and Woodford, delays on the Elizabeth line because of a track fault at Hayes & Harlington, and disruptions on the District and Victoria lines due to cancellations and train issues.
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Story summary

A multi-vehicle crash involving three vans has caused significant delays on the M25 near Junction 11, leading to over one hour of anticlockwise delays with seven miles of congestion. The incident occurred around 7am on November 3, 2026. Although lanes have since reopened, traffic remains heavily affected. Additionally, there are minor disruptions on London's District and Victoria lines due to train cancellations, impacting services between Earl’s Court and Ealing Broadway, Richmond, and Wimbledon, as well as the entire Victoria line. Trains running from London Paddington to Heathrow Terminals & Reading also face reduced speeds due to a fault at Hayes & Harlington station.

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📰 London M25 Crash Delays
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Tom Place
154 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
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Topics

London North Acton Reading Uckfield Wimbledon

Subjects

London GPE · 3× Uckfield GPE · 3× Wimbledon GPE · 3× North Acton GPE · 2× Reading GPE · 2× Surbiton GPE · 2× West Ruislip GPE · 2× Hainault GPE · 1× National Highways ORG · 1× Woodford GPE · 1×

Narrative

District and Victoria lines disrupted There are minor delays on the District Line between Earl's Court and Ealing Broadway, Richmond, and Wimbledon, and on the entire Victoria line, due to train cancellations.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-03
🔮 Trains between Surbiton and Wimbledon may be cancelled, delayed or revised as a result, with the disruption expected until the end of the day.
2026-11-03 · Evening Standard
London travel news LIVE: Huge delays on M25 after multi-vehicle crash · assertive framing

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A multi-vehicle crash is causing long delays on the M25 this morning. asserted
crash → cause → M25
The crash, reported to have involved three vans, has resulted in delays of over one hour anticlockwise, with 7 miles of congestion. asserted
crash → report → congestion
The fault at Hayes & Harlington means that trains are running at a reduced speed, affecting services running between London Paddington and Heathrow Terminals & Reading. asserted
trains → mean → Paddington
The incident occurred around Junction 11 at around 7am asserted
incident → occur → 7
Lanes have now reopened, but there are still delays of over one hour anticlockwise, with 7 miles of congestion. asserted
Lanes → reopen → congestion
National Highways says there also delays from junction 14. asserted
Highways → say → junction
Delays between Uckfield and London Bridge There are delays between Uckfield and London Bridge this morning as more trains than usual need repairs at the same time. asserted
trains → be → time
Trains are running with reduced carriages, and passengers boarding the train between Uckfield and Oxted are advised to use alternative services from Haywards Heath into London. asserted
passengers → run → London
Existing tickets can also be used on Southeastern services between Tunbridge Wells and London. asserted
tickets → exist → Wells
The disruption is expected until around 12pm. asserted
disruption → expect → pm
Disruption between Surbiton and Wimbledon A fault with the signalling system at New Malden is disrupting a number of line this morning. asserted
fault → disrupt → line
Trains between Surbiton and Wimbledon may be cancelled, delayed or revised as a result, with the disruption expected until the end of the day. uncertain
disruption → cancel → day
National Rail is advising that response teams are on their way to site, but trains are currently running at a reduced speed. asserted
trains → advise → speed
Central line delayed by signal failure A signal failure at Hanger Lane is causing delays between North Acton and West Ruislip on the Central line. There is a good service on the rest of the line. asserted
failure → delay → line
District and Victoria lines disrupted There are minor delays on the District Line between Earl's Court and Ealing Broadway, Richmond, and Wimbledon, and on the entire Victoria line, due to train cancellations. asserted
lines → disrupt → cancellations
The disruption is affecting the service between Paddington and Heathrow Terminals & Reading, and is expected to do so until the end of the day. asserted
disruption → affect → day
Welcome to our live travel coverage - we will be bringing you all the latest updates from across London this morning. asserted
we → welcome → London
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