M6 crash J11A northbound

Crash on the M6 northbound at J11A on Friday 30 October 2026, from 18:14. Cleared at 19:03 after 49 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and National Highways.

Status

Cleared 19:03 on 30 Oct 2026, after 49 min

Location

M6 northbound · J11A

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

1 of 4 lanes closed

Sources

Motorway signs ×2 · National Highways ×2

Timeline

1. Fri 18:14 Motorway signs: “COLLISION [HCA0]”
2. Fri 18:14 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
3. Fri 18:14 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
4. Fri 18:14 National Highways: 1 of 3 lanes closed
5. Fri 19:02 National Highways: lane closure lifted
6. Fri 19:03 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION [HCA0]”
7. Fri 19:03 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
8. Fri 19:03 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION [HCA0]” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 northbound within J11A).
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J11A and J12).
• M6 northbound between J11A and J12
• M6 northbound within J11A

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 J11A.

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