M6 crash J1–J2 northbound
Crash on the M6 northbound at J1–J2 on Friday 23 October 2026, from 16:14. Still reported at 17:09 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.
- Status
- Live since 16:14 (55 min)
- Location
- M6 northbound · J1–J2
- Reported as
- Collision
- Delay
- ~25 min
- At its worst
- Stationary traffic · delay ~27 min
- Sources
- TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs
Timeline
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~8 min
- Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min
- TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
- Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
Source reports
- Stationary traffic
- Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J1 and J2).
Other recent incidents on the M6
- M6 stopped traffic J18–J19 northbound
- M6 reported crash J11A–J12 northbound
- M6 crash J13–J14 northbound
- M6 crash J15–J16 southbound
- M6 crash J20 northbound
- M6 crash J7 northbound
- M6 stopped traffic J11–J10A southbound
- M6 stopped traffic J5–J6
- M6 crash J25–J26 northbound
- M6 crash J6 northbound
The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.