M56 crash J10–J9 westbound
Crash on the M56 westbound at J10–J9 on Saturday 7 November 2026, from 10:39. Cleared at 13:20 after 2 h 41 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.
- Status
- Cleared 13:20 on 7 Nov 2026, after 2 h 41 min
- Location
- M56 westbound · J10–J9
- Reported as
- Collision
- At its worst
- Delay ~14 min
- Sources
- TomTom · Motorway signs
Timeline
- Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
- TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~14 min
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Incident”
- TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Incident”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Incident”
- TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Incident”
- TomTom no longer reports it
- TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~7 min (reported again)
- TomTom no longer reports it
- TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~9 min (reported again)
- TomTom no longer reports it
- Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
- All clear: no source reports it any more
Source reports
- Stationary traffic, Incident
- Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M56 westbound within J9 before M6 J20 southbound access).
Other recent incidents on the M56
- M56 reported crash J3–J2 eastbound
- M56 stopped traffic J5 westbound
- M56 crash J5–J6 westbound
- M56 crash J15–J14 westbound
- M56 crash J14–J15 westbound
- M56 crash J7–J6
- M56 stopped traffic J6–J7 westbound
- M56 reported crash J4–J3 eastbound
- M56 reported crash J5 westbound
- M56 delays
Live traffic and past incidents at M56 J10 and M56 J9.
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