M18 closed J6–J5 southbound

Road closure on the M18 southbound at J6–J5 on Saturday 24 October 2026, from 17:16. Cleared at 20:41 after 28 h 25 min. Timeline of reports from National Highways.

Status

Cleared 20:41 on 25 Oct 2026, after 28 h 25 min

Location

M18 southbound · J6–J5

Reported as

Road closed · cause not reported yet

Lanes

Road closed

Sources

National Highways ×9

Timeline

1. Sat 17:16 National Highways: road closed
2. Sat 20:23 National Highways: road closed
3. Sat 20:23 National Highways: road closed
4. Sat 20:25 National Highways: road reopened
5. Sat 20:25 All clear: no source reports it any more
6. Sun 11:21 National Highways: road closed
7. Sun 11:21 National Highways: road closed
8. Sun 12:06 National Highways: road reopened
9. Sun 12:06 All clear: no source reports it any more
10. Sun 12:08 National Highways: road closed (reported again)
11. Sun 15:42 National Highways: road closed
12. Sun 15:42 National Highways: road closed
13. Sun 19:12 National Highways: road closed
14. Sun 19:32 National Highways: road reopened
15. Sun 19:32 All clear: no source reports it any more
16. Sun 20:41 National Highways: road reopened
17. Sun 20:41 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• M18 southbound between J6 and J5

Other recent incidents on the M18

• M18 crash J2–J1 southboundyesterday 15:32 · cleared after 3 h 20 min
• M18 stopped traffic J2–J1yesterday 07:27 · cleared after 46 min
• M18 reported crash J2 northboundyesterday 07:19 · cleared after 1 h
• M18 delays J2Fri 16:02 · cleared after 2 h 11 min
• M18 crash J3 northbound26 Oct 2026 17:38 · cleared after 1 h 1 min
• M18 closed J6–J7 northbound24 Oct 2026 17:16 · cleared after 24 h 17 min
• M18 closed J4–J5 northbound24 Oct 2026 17:16 · cleared after 28 h 25 min
• M18 closed J1–J2 northbound24 Oct 2026 17:03 · cleared after 24 h 29 min
• M18 stopped traffic J1–J223 Oct 2026 12:15 · cleared after 7 h 6 min
• M18 crash J1–J2 southbound23 Oct 2026 05:55 · cleared after 1 h 37 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M18 J6 and M18 J5.

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