M56 crash J6–J5 eastbound

Crash on the M56 eastbound at J6–J5 on Saturday 26 September 2026, from 11:32. Cleared at 12:29 after 57 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 12:29 on 26 Sept 2026, after 57 min

Location

M56 eastbound · J6–J5

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~43 min

Sources

Motorway signs · TomTom ×2

Timeline

1. Sat 11:32 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
2. Sat 11:46 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~9 min
3. Sat 11:50 TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~9)
4. Sat 11:54 TomTom: now says collision, delay now ~32 min (was ~18), “Stationary traffic, Incident”
5. Sat 11:59 TomTom: delay now ~43 min (was ~32)
6. Sat 12:03 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, delay now ~30 min (was ~43), “Stationary traffic”
7. Sat 12:07 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~24 min
8. Sat 12:12 TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~24), “Queuing traffic”
9. Sat 12:16 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
10. Sat 12:16 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
11. Sat 12:29 TomTom no longer reports it
12. Sat 12:29 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (1 sign; furthest along: M56 eastbound between J6 and J5).
• Stationary traffic
• Slow traffic

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 J6 and M56 J5.

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