M56 crash J10–J9 westbound

Crash on the M56 westbound at J10–J9 on Thursday 24 September 2026, from 10:45. Cleared at 11:35 after 50 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 11:35 on 24 Sept 2026, after 50 min

Location

M56 westbound · J10–J9

Reported as

Collision

Sources

TomTom · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. Thu 10:45 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
2. Thu 11:02 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~16 min
3. Thu 11:07 TomTom no longer reports it
4. Thu 11:35 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
5. Thu 11:35 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 crash J5 westboundyesterday 06:54 · cleared after 2 h 46 min
• M56 crash J10–J9 westboundSat 10:39 · cleared after 2 h 41 min
• M56 reported crash J3–J2 eastboundFri 23:40 · cleared after 37 min
• M56 stopped traffic J5 westboundThu 15:34 · cleared after 3 h 36 min
• M56 crash J5–J6 westbound4 Nov 2026 21:57 · cleared after 1 h 8 min
• M56 crash J15–J14 westbound4 Nov 2026 19:19 · cleared after 44 min
• M56 crash J14–J15 westbound4 Nov 2026 16:07 · cleared after 1 h 26 min
• M56 crash J7–J64 Nov 2026 15:27 · cleared after 1 h
• M56 stopped traffic J6–J7 westbound3 Nov 2026 15:57 · cleared after 3 h 8 min
• M56 reported crash J4–J3 eastbound1 Nov 2026 14:09 · cleared after 1 h 36 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M56 J10 and M56 J9.

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