M56 crash J9 westbound

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.

Status

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

Location

M56 westbound · J9

Reported as

Collision

Sources

Motorway signs · TomTom

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

Source reports

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

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• M56 stopped traffic J5 westboundThu 15:34 · cleared after 3 h 36 min
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• 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 J9.

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