M6 crash J1 southbound

Crash on the M6 southbound at J1 on Thursday 29 October 2026, from 04:04. Cleared at 04:53 after 49 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 04:53 on 29 Oct 2026, after 49 min

Location

M6 southbound · J1

Reported as

Collision

Sources

Motorway signs · TomTom

Timeline

1. Thu 04:04 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. Thu 04:47 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~7 min
3. Thu 04:48 TomTom no longer reports it
4. Thu 04:53 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
5. Thu 04:53 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 southbound between J1 and M1/A14).
• Stationary traffic

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 reported crash J16–J15 southboundyesterday 13:25 · cleared after 56 min
• M6 stopped traffic J6–J7 northboundyesterday 11:58 · cleared after 2 h 22 min
• M6 crash J18–J19 southboundyesterday 11:12 · cleared after 59 min
• M6 crash J23–J22 southboundyesterday 06:45 · cleared after 3 h 4 min
• M6 stopped traffic J9–J10yesterday 06:09 · cleared after 3 h 17 min
• M6 crash J4 southboundyesterday 05:53 · cleared after 3 h 52 min
• M6 stopped traffic J10–J9 southboundSun 18:24 · cleared after 4 h 40 min
• M6 crash J15–J14 southboundSun 16:45 · cleared after 14 h 4 min
• M6 stopped traffic J18–J19 northboundSun 16:02 · cleared after 1 h 31 min
• M6 crash J13–J14 northboundSun 14:01 · cleared after 43 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M6 J1.

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