M56 crash J14

Cleared Cleared at 21:56 on 23 Sept 2026, after 2 h 24 min.

Crash on the M56 at J14 on Wednesday 23 September 2026, from 19:33. Cleared at 21:56 after 2 h 24 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   M56 · J14

   Collision

   Road closed · Wed 19:33–Wed 21:56 (cleared after 2 h 24 min) · delay ~12 min · queue 2.9 mi

   TomTom ×6

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Timeline

1. Wed 19:33 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~4 min
2. Wed 19:36 TomTom: collision, “Accident, Overturned vehicle”
3. Wed 19:36 TomTom: collision, “Incident”
4. Wed 19:45 TomTom: collision, “Closed, Accident”, road closed
5. Wed 19:45 TomTom: collision, “Accident, Overturned vehicle”
6. Wed 19:48 TomTom: road closed, “Closed, Incident”
7. Wed 19:51 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, delay now ~33 min (was ~4), “Stationary traffic, Incident”
8. Wed 20:05 TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~33), “Stationary traffic”
9. Wed 20:33 TomTom: delay now ~42 min (was ~13)
10. Wed 20:47 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~42)
11. Wed 21:56 TomTom no longer reports it
12. Wed 21:56 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Accident, Overturned vehicle
• Stationary traffic
• Closed, Accident
• Closed, Incident
• Incident

Other recent incidents on the M56

• M56 crash J6–J5 eastbound · 11:32, cleared after 57 min
• M56 reported crash J5 westbound · 11:32, cleared after 44 min
• M56 crash J14–J15 · yesterday 13:17, cleared after 1 h 37 min
• M56 crash J14–J15 westbound · Thu 11:45, cleared after 54 min
• M56 crash J10–J9 westbound · Thu 10:45, cleared after 50 min
• M56 crash J9 eastbound · Wed 17:21, cleared after 35 min
• M56 crash J9 westbound · Wed 17:02, cleared after 1 h 13 min

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