M6 closed J16–J15

Cleared Cleared at 04:35 on 9 Oct 2026, after 4 h 47 min.

Road closure on the M6 at J16–J15 on Thursday 8 October 2026, from 23:49. Cleared at 04:35 after 4 h 47 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

M6 · J16–J15

Road closed

Thu 23:49–yesterday 04:35 (cleared after 4 h 47 min)

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Timeline

Thu 23:49 TomTom: road closed
yesterday 00:02 TomTom no longer reports it
yesterday 00:02 All clear: no source reports it any more
yesterday 00:30 TomTom: road closed
yesterday 00:39 TomTom no longer reports it
yesterday 00:39 All clear: no source reports it any more
yesterday 02:09 TomTom: road closed (reported again)
yesterday 02:50 TomTom no longer reports it
yesterday 02:50 All clear: no source reports it any more
yesterday 03:18 TomTom: road closed (reported again)
yesterday 04:35 TomTom no longer reports it
yesterday 04:35 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

Closed

Other recent incidents on the M6

M6 crash J15–J14 southbound · yesterday 12:57, cleared after 6 h 13 min
M6 reported crash J30–J29 southbound · yesterday 11:27, cleared after 41 min
M6 delays J9 northbound · yesterday 11:01, cleared after 8 h 52 min
M6 crash J31A–J31 southbound · yesterday 10:46, cleared after 6 h 45 min
M6 crash J3–J2 southbound · yesterday 06:41, cleared after 3 h 29 min
M6 crash J19–J18 southbound · yesterday 06:08, cleared after 6 h 6 min
M6 crash J6 northbound · Thu 21:47, cleared after 1 h 40 min
M6 reported crash J13–J12 southbound · Thu 17:19, cleared after 37 min
M6 crash J36–J35 · Thu 16:09, cleared after 1 h 59 min
M6 crash J3 southbound · Thu 07:01, cleared after 3 h 23 min

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