M6 crash J2 northbound
Crash on the M6 northbound at J2 on Thursday 22 October 2026, from 15:04. Cleared at 16:02 after 58 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.
- Status
- Cleared 16:02 on 22 Oct 2026, after 58 min
- Location
- M6 northbound · J2
- Reported as
- Incident
- At its worst
- Stationary traffic · delay ~80 min
- Sources
- Motorway signs ×2 · TomTom
Timeline
- Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
- Motorway signs: “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
- TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~21 min
- TomTom: delay now ~39 min (was ~21)
- TomTom: delay now ~63 min (was ~39)
- TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
- Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
- Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
Source reports
- Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (10 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound within J2 before M69 southbound access).
- Overhead signs read “INCIDENT [HCA2]” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 northbound within J2 after M69 southbound access).
- Stationary traffic
Other recent incidents on the M6
- M6 stopped traffic J5–J6
- M6 crash J25–J26 northbound
- M6 crash J6 northbound
- M6 crash J28–J29 northbound
- M6 reported crash J29 northbound
- M6 crash J19–J18 southbound
- M6 crash J3–J3A northbound
- M6 crash J18–J19 northbound
- M6 stopped traffic J21 southbound
- M6 crash J21A southbound
The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.