M56 crash J15–J14 westbound

Crash on the M56 westbound at J15–J14 on Wednesday 4 November 2026, from 19:19. Cleared at 20:04 after 44 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 20:04 on 4 Nov 2026, after 44 min

Location

M56 westbound · J15–J14

Reported as

Collision

Sources

TomTom · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 19:19 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
2. 19:30 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~12 min
3. 19:34 TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~12)
4. 19:35 TomTom no longer reports it
5. 20:04 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
6. 20:04 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 between J14 and J15).

Other recent incidents on the M56

• M56 crash J14–J15 westbound16:07 · cleared after 1 h 26 min
• M56 crash J7–J615:27 · cleared after 1 h
• M56 stopped traffic J6–J7 westboundyesterday 15:57 · cleared after 3 h 8 min
• M56 reported crash J4–J3 eastboundSun 14:09 · cleared after 1 h 36 min
• M56 reported crash J5 westboundSun 14:09 · cleared after 1 h 36 min
• M56 delaysFri 17:23 · cleared after 1 h 11 min
• M56 stopped traffic J14–J15Fri 12:56 · cleared after 1 h 57 min
• M56 stopped traffic J15–J1429 Oct 2026 15:18 · cleared after 3 h 32 min
• M56 crash J4–J5 westbound29 Oct 2026 14:32 · cleared after 6 h 26 min
• M56 stopped traffic J3A28 Oct 2026 14:49 · cleared after 3 h 46 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M56 J15 and M56 J14.

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