M56 crash J6–J7 westbound
Cleared Cleared at 11:44 on 10 Oct 2026, after 53 min.
Crash on the M56 westbound at J6–J7 on Saturday 10 October 2026, from 10:51. Cleared at 11:44 after 53 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs.
M56 westbound · J6–J7
Collision
10:51–11:44 (cleared after 53 min)
Motorway signs ×2
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Timeline
- Motorway signs: “COLLISION [HCA0]”
- Motorway signs: “COLLISION ON SLIP ROAD[HCA0]”
- Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION [HCA0]”
- Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION ON SLIP ROAD[HCA0]”
- All clear: no source reports it any more
What the sources said
- Overhead signs read “COLLISION [HCA0]” (1 sign; furthest along: M56 westbound between J6 and J7).
- Overhead signs read “COLLISION ON SLIP ROAD[HCA0]” (2 signs; furthest along: M56 westbound between J7 and J8).
Other recent incidents on the M56
- M56 reported crash J4–J5 westbound
- M56 crash J15–J14 eastbound
- M56 stopped traffic J14–J15
- M56 crash J6–J5 eastbound
- M56 reported crash J5 westbound
- M56 crash J7–J6 eastbound
- M56 crash J14–J15
- M56 crash J14–J15 westbound
- M56 crash J10–J9 westbound
- M56 crash J14
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