M6 crash J10A–J10 northbound

Crash on the M6 northbound at J10A–J10 on Friday 25 September 2026, from 10:41. Cleared at 23:13 after 12 h 32 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 23:13 on 25 Sept 2026, after 12 h 32 min

Location

M6 northbound · J10A–J10

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Delay ~11 min

Sources

TomTom ×12 · Motorway signs ×6

Timeline

1. Fri 10:41 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
2. Fri 10:56 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
3. Fri 11:07 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
4. Fri 11:20 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
5. Fri 11:25 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
6. Fri 11:29 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
7. Fri 11:29 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
8. Fri 11:29 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
9. Fri 11:33 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
10. Fri 11:33 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
11. Fri 11:33 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
12. Fri 11:40 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
13. Fri 11:42 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min
14. Fri 12:25 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF ANIMALS”
15. Fri 12:26 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
16. Fri 12:30 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
17. Fri 12:34 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
18. Fri 12:39 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
19. Fri 12:39 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
20. Fri 12:43 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~8 min
21. Fri 12:52 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
22. Fri 13:01 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
23. Fri 13:05 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
24. Fri 13:11 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF ANIMALS”
25. Fri 13:41 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF ANIMALS” (reported again)
26. Fri 13:57 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
27. Fri 14:11 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF ANIMALS”
28. Fri 14:41 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
29. Fri 15:11 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
30. Fri 15:16 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
31. Fri 15:20 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
32. Fri 15:24 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
33. Fri 15:33 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
34. Fri 15:42 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
35. Fri 15:50 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
36. Fri 16:33 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
37. Fri 16:34 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
38. Fri 16:38 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
39. Fri 16:43 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
40. Fri 16:51 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
41. Fri 17:12 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
42. Fri 17:13 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
43. Fri 18:05 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
44. Fri 18:10 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~11 min
45. Fri 18:23 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
46. Fri 18:31 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
47. Fri 18:36 TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~3)
48. Fri 18:53 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
49. Fri 19:06 TomTom: now says collision, “Slow traffic, Accident”
50. Fri 19:54 TomTom no longer reports it
51. Fri 19:54 All clear: no source reports it any more
52. Fri 20:12 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (reported again)
53. Fri 20:30 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
54. Fri 20:33 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
55. Fri 20:37 TomTom no longer reports it
56. Fri 20:42 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
57. Fri 20:43 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
58. Fri 20:46 TomTom no longer reports it
59. Fri 21:13 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
60. Fri 21:13 All clear: no source reports it any more
61. Fri 22:43 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF ANIMALS” (reported again)
62. Fri 23:13 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF ANIMALS”
63. Fri 23:13 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J10 and J10A).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF ANIMALS” (13 signs; furthest along: M6 southbound between J10A and J10).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF ANIMALS” (10 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J11A and J12).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS” (3 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J6 and J7).
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 northbound within J8).
• Slow traffic, Accident
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound within J7).

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Live traffic and past incidents at M6 J10A and M6 J10.

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