M6 crash J8 southbound

Crash on the M6 southbound at J8 on Saturday 17 October 2026, from 11:03. Still reported at 12:32 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Live since 11:03 (1 h 29 min)

Location

M6 southbound · J8

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

Delay

~73 min

At its worst

Stationary traffic

Sources

TomTom · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 11:03 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~26 min
2. 11:05 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
3. 11:07 TomTom: delay now ~49 min (was ~26)
4. 11:12 TomTom: “Incident, Broken down vehicle”
5. 11:26 TomTom: now says broken-down vehicle, “Stationary traffic, Broken down vehicle”
6. 12:17 TomTom: delay now ~48 min (was ~35)

Source reports

• Stationary traffic, Broken down vehicle
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (2 signs; furthest along: M5 southbound between J1 and J2).

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 crash J18–J19 northbound11:38 · Live
• M6 crash J6 southbound10:49 · Live
• M6 crash J16–J17 northbound00:02 · cleared after 1 h 47 min
• M6 stopped traffic J7–J6yesterday 22:31 · cleared after 1 h 59 min
• M6 crash J15–J16 northboundyesterday 19:32 · cleared after 2 h 13 min
• M6 stopped traffic J44–J45yesterday 18:45 · cleared after 32 min
• M6 crash J18–J19 northboundyesterday 18:09 · cleared after 1 h 45 min
• M6 crash J45–J44 southboundyesterday 18:05 · cleared after 8 h 27 min
• M6 crash J1–J2 northboundyesterday 15:34 · cleared after 2 h 23 min
• M6 crash J12–J13 northboundyesterday 13:44 · cleared after 2 h 9 min

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