A38 crash J6

Cleared Cleared at 18:14 on 23 Sept 2026, after 3 h 45 min.

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.

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   A38 · J6

   Collision

   Wed 14:29–Wed 18:14 (cleared after 3 h 45 min) · delay ~6 min · queue 1.8 mi

   TomTom ×10 · 3 driver reports

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Timeline

1. Wed 14:29 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. Wed 14:29 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~5 min
3. Wed 14:29 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~5 min
4. Wed 14:29 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~3 min
5. Wed 14:44 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
6. Wed 14:44 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
7. Wed 15:00 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
8. Wed 15:07 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
9. Wed 15:27 TomTom: collision, “Accident”, 3 driver reports
10. Wed 15:27 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
11. Wed 15:48 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~6 min
12. Wed 16:09 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
13. Wed 16:09 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
14. Wed 16:23 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
15. Wed 16:32 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~3 min
16. Wed 16:37 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
17. Wed 16:37 TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~6), “Stationary traffic”
18. Wed 16:50 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
19. Wed 16:50 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
20. Wed 17:04 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
21. Wed 17:04 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
22. Wed 17:18 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
23. Wed 17:18 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
24. Wed 17:32 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
25. Wed 17:46 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
26. Wed 18:14 TomTom no longer reports it
27. Wed 18:14 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Queuing traffic
• Slow traffic
• Accident
• Stationary traffic

Other recent incidents on the A38

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• A38 closed A379 → A380 · Tue 21:13, cleared after 4 h 48 min
• A38 closed Tamar Bridge Roundabout → B3271 · Tue 20:44, cleared after 4 h 50 min
• A38 closed · Tue 19:46, cleared after 8 h 37 min

About this page

This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.