A556 crash J19 southbound

Crash on the A556 southbound at J19 on Thursday 29 October 2026, from 15:43. Cleared at 17:34 after 1 h 50 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 17:34 on 29 Oct 2026, after 1 h 50 min

Location

A556 southbound · J19

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~44 min

Sources

Motorway signs · TomTom

Timeline

1. Thu 15:43 Motorway signs: “OBSTRUCTION IN ROAD-SLOW”
2. Thu 16:07 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~14 min
3. Thu 16:12 TomTom: now says collision, delay now ~26 min (was ~14), “Stationary traffic, Accident”
4. Thu 16:23 TomTom: delay now ~38 min (was ~29)
5. Thu 16:26 Motorway signs no longer show “OBSTRUCTION IN ROAD-SLOW”
6. Thu 17:13 TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~35)
7. Thu 17:18 TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~21)
8. Thu 17:23 TomTom: delay now ~7 min (was ~14), “Queuing traffic, Accident”
9. Thu 17:34 TomTom no longer reports it
10. Thu 17:34 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “OBSTRUCTION IN ROAD-SLOW” (1 sign; furthest along: A556 southbound between M56 J7 and M6 J19).
• Queuing traffic, Accident

Other recent incidents on the A556

• A556 stopped traffic J725 Oct 2026 16:45 · cleared after 1 h 41 min
• A556 stopped traffic J199 Oct 2026 08:38 · cleared after 3 h 18 min

Live traffic and past incidents at A556 J19.

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