M6 closed J3 southbound (obstruction)

Cleared Cleared at 21:13 on 7 Oct 2026, after 2 h 43 min.

Road closure on the M6 southbound at J3 on Wednesday 7 October 2026, from 18:30. Cleared at 21:13 after 2 h 43 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs, TomTom and National Highways.

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   M6 southbound · J3

   Obstruction or hazard

   Road closed · yesterday 18:30–yesterday 21:13 (cleared after 2 h 43 min) · delay ~83 min · queue 3.3 mi

   Motorway signs · TomTom ×5 · National Highways

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Timeline

1. yesterday 18:30 Motorway signs: “PEDESTRIANS IN ROAD”
2. yesterday 18:55 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~41 min
3. yesterday 19:09 TomTom: road closed
4. yesterday 19:50 Motorway signs no longer show “PEDESTRIANS IN ROAD”
5. yesterday 19:51 TomTom no longer reports it
6. yesterday 19:51 All clear: no source reports it any more
7. yesterday 20:08 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~32 min
8. yesterday 20:13 TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~32)
9. yesterday 20:23 National Highways: 1 of 5 lanes closed
10. yesterday 20:27 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
11. yesterday 20:32 TomTom no longer reports it
12. yesterday 20:32 All clear: no source reports it any more
13. yesterday 21:08 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
14. yesterday 21:10 National Highways: lane closure lifted
15. yesterday 21:13 TomTom no longer reports it
16. yesterday 21:13 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Overhead signs read “PEDESTRIANS IN ROAD” (3 signs; furthest along: M6 southbound between M6 Toll and J3).
• Stationary traffic
• Closed
• Queuing traffic
• M6 southbound between M6 Toll and J3

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 crash J3 southbound · 07:01, cleared after 1 h 23 min
• M6 closed J16–J15 · 01:34, cleared after 3 h 36 min
• M6 crash J15 southbound · yesterday 23:40, cleared after 1 h 12 min
• M6 reported crash J34–J35 northbound · yesterday 19:33, cleared after 47 min
• M6 closed J6–J5 southbound · yesterday 16:37, cleared after 2 h 50 min
• M6 crash J32–J31A southbound · Tue 16:45, cleared after 2 h 46 min
• M6 stopped traffic J20A · Tue 15:45, cleared after 2 h 27 min
• M6 delays J21A · Tue 06:59, cleared after 2 h 45 min
• M6 delays J6–J7 northbound · Tue 00:28, cleared after 9 h 39 min
• M6 crash J16–J15 southbound · Mon 23:45, cleared after 2 h 11 min

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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.