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A38 crash J6

Crash on the A38 at J6 on Wednesday 23 September 2026, from 14:29. Cleared at 18:14 after 3 h 45 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status
Cleared 18:14 on 23 Sept 2026, after 3 h 45 min
Location
A38 J6
Reported as
Collision
At its worst
Delay ~11 min
Sources
TomTom ×10 · 3 driver reports
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Timeline

  1. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min
  2. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~5 min
  3. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~5 min
  4. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~3 min
  5. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
  6. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
  7. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  8. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
  9. TomTom: collision, “Accident”, 3 driver reports
  10. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  11. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~6 min
  12. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  13. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
  14. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  15. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~3 min
  16. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
  17. TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~6), “Stationary traffic”
  18. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  19. TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
  20. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  21. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  22. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  23. TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
  24. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  25. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  26. TomTom no longer reports it
  27. All clear: no source reports it any more

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