M6 closed J16 southbound

Cleared Cleared at 05:13 on 1 Oct 2026, after 47 min.

Road closure on the M6 southbound at J16 on Thursday 1 October 2026, from 04:26. Cleared at 05:13 after 47 min. Timeline of reports from National Highways.

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   M6 southbound · J16

   Road closed · cause not reported yet

   04:26–05:13 (cleared after 47 min)

   National Highways ×2

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Timeline

1. 04:26 National Highways: road closed
2. 05:13 National Highways: road reopened
3. 05:13 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• M6 southbound within J16

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 reported crash J15–J16 northbound · 04:32, cleared after 49 min
• M6 crash J16–J15 southbound · 04:21, still reported
• M6 crash J15 northbound · 04:21, still reported
• M6 crash J14–J15 northbound · yesterday 23:39, cleared after 2 h 11 min
• M6 stopped traffic J21A · yesterday 16:35, cleared after 1 h 55 min
• M6 reported crash J16–J15 southbound · yesterday 13:07, cleared after 40 min
• M6 crash J31–J30 southbound · yesterday 11:58, cleared after 1 h 19 min
• M6 crash J12–J13 northbound · yesterday 11:07, cleared after 40 min
• M6 closed J10A–J10 southbound · yesterday 05:35, cleared after 5 h 42 min
• M6 crash J21–J20 southbound · Tue 15:50, cleared after 2 h 22 min

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