M56 crash J9 westbound

Cleared Cleared at 18:15 on 23 Sept 2026, after 1 h 13 min.

Crash on the M56 westbound at J9 on Wednesday 23 September 2026, from 17:02. Cleared at 18:15 after 1 h 13 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

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   M56 westbound · J9

   Collision

   Wed 17:02–Wed 18:15 (cleared after 1 h 13 min) · delay ~3 min · queue 2.5 mi

   Motorway signs · TomTom

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Timeline

1. Wed 17:02 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. Wed 17:19 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
3. Wed 17:47 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
4. Wed 17:56 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
5. Wed 18:01 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
6. Wed 18:15 TomTom no longer reports it
7. Wed 18:15 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M56 westbound within J9 before M6 J20 southbound access).
• Slow traffic

Other recent incidents on the M56

• M56 crash J6–J5 eastbound · 11:32, cleared after 57 min
• M56 reported crash J5 westbound · 11:32, cleared after 44 min
• M56 crash J14–J15 · yesterday 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 · Wed 17:21, cleared after 35 min

About this page

This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.