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M56 crash J14

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.

Status
Cleared 21:56 on 23 Sept 2026, after 2 h 24 min
Location
M56 J14
Reported as
Collision
Lanes
Road closed
At its worst
Stationary traffic · delay ~42 min
Sources
TomTom ×6
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Timeline

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

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