M6 crash J12–J13 northbound

Cleared Cleared at 14:14 on 10 Oct 2026, after 41 min.

Crash on the M6 northbound at J12–J13 on Saturday 10 October 2026, from 13:33. Cleared at 14:14 after 41 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

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   M6 northbound · J12–J13

   Collision

   13:33–14:14 (cleared after 41 min) · delay ~6 min · queue 2.6 mi

   Motorway signs · TomTom

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Timeline

1. 13:33 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
2. 13:55 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~7 min
3. 13:59 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
4. 14:04 TomTom no longer reports it
5. 14:14 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
6. 14:14 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J12 and J13).
• Queuing traffic

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 crash J21A southbound · 13:27, still reported
• M6 crash J17 southbound · 13:23, cleared after 1 h 31 min
• M6 stopped traffic J9 · 09:11, cleared after 1 h 36 min
• M6 closed J1–J2 · 05:26, cleared after 19 min
• M6 crash J21A northbound · 05:24, cleared after 48 min
• M6 crash J22–J21A southbound · 05:24, cleared after 48 min
• M6 closed J1–J2 · 04:45, cleared after 14 min
• M6 crash J15–J14 southbound · yesterday 12:57, cleared after 6 h 13 min
• M6 reported crash J30–J29 southbound · yesterday 11:27, cleared after 41 min
• M6 delays J9 northbound · yesterday 11:01, cleared after 8 h 52 min

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This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.