M56 crash J15–J14 eastbound

Cleared Cleared at 18:13 on 29 Sept 2026, after 1 h 56 min.

Crash on the M56 eastbound at J15–J14 on Tuesday 29 September 2026, from 16:17. Cleared at 18:13 after 1 h 56 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

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   M56 eastbound · J15–J14

   Collision

   16:17–18:13 (cleared after 1 h 56 min) · delay ~5 min · queue 2.5 mi

   TomTom · Motorway signs

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Timeline

1. 16:17 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
2. 16:36 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
3. 16:41 TomTom no longer reports it
4. 16:41 All clear: no source reports it any more
5. 18:13 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
6. 18:13 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (1 sign; furthest along: M56 eastbound between J15 and J14).

Other recent incidents on the M56

• M56 stopped traffic J14–J15 · yesterday 15:43, cleared after 2 h 32 min
• M56 crash J6–J5 eastbound · Sat 11:32, cleared after 57 min
• M56 reported crash J5 westbound · Sat 11:32, cleared after 44 min
• M56 crash J14–J15 · Fri 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 J14 · Wed 19:33, cleared after 2 h 24 min
• M56 crash J9 eastbound · 23 Sept 2026 17:21, cleared after 35 min
• M56 crash J9 westbound · 23 Sept 2026 17:02, cleared after 1 h 13 min

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