M6 closed J10A–J10 southbound (broken-down vehicle)

Live Still reported at 09:05 UK time, since 05:35 (3 h 30 min).

Road closure on the M6 southbound at J10A–J10 on Wednesday 30 September 2026, from 05:35. Still reported at 09:05 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

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   M6 southbound · J10A–J10

   Broken-down vehicle

   since 05:35 (3 h 30 min) · delay ~67 min · queue 7.7 mi

   TomTom ×9 · Motorway signs ×2

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Timeline

1. 05:35 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
2. 05:44 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
3. 05:49 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~33 min
4. 05:58 TomTom: delay now ~50 min (was ~37)
5. 06:02 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
6. 06:15 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
7. 06:25 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
8. 06:34 TomTom: delay now ~68 min (was ~51)
9. 06:53 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
10. 07:02 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~83 min
11. 07:07 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF DEBRIS”
12. 07:25 TomTom: delay now ~28 min (was ~75)
13. 07:34 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~34 min
14. 07:39 TomTom: delay now ~91 min (was ~32)
15. 07:39 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
16. 07:43 TomTom: road closed
17. 07:43 TomTom: delay now ~41 min (was ~91)
18. 07:43 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~13 min
19. 07:43 TomTom: delay now ~25 min (was ~39)
20. 07:46 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF DEBRIS”
21. 07:48 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~44 min
22. 07:52 TomTom: delay now ~62 min (was ~41)
23. 07:52 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
24. 08:24 TomTom: delay now ~77 min (was ~56)
25. 08:34 TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~29), “Slow traffic”
26. 08:38 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~9 min
27. 08:44 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~71 min (reported again)
28. 08:57 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
29. 09:01 TomTom: “Slow traffic”

What the sources said

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 southbound between J10A and J10).
• Stationary traffic
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF DEBRIS” (3 signs; furthest along: M6 southbound between J10A and J10).
• Closed

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 crash J21–J20 southbound · yesterday 15:50, cleared after 2 h 22 min
• M6 crash J16–J17 northbound · yesterday 15:23, cleared after 2 h 49 min
• M6 crash J13–J12 southbound · yesterday 11:12, cleared after 29 min
• M6 crash J3 northbound · yesterday 07:52, cleared after 5 h 50 min
• M6 crash J15–J16 northbound · Mon 15:06, cleared after 1 h 30 min
• M6 reported crash J15–J16 northbound · Mon 15:01, cleared after 35 min
• M6 crash J21–J20 southbound · Mon 14:25, cleared after 1 h 32 min
• M6 crash J41–J40 · Mon 11:45, cleared after 1 h 50 min
• M6 reported crash J26–J27 northbound · Mon 11:27, cleared after 38 min
• M6 reported crash J4–J4A northbound · Sun 20:26, cleared after 36 min

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