M6 crash J12–J13 northbound

Crash on the M6 northbound at J12–J13 on Friday 16 October 2026, from 13:44. Still reported at 15:50 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs, TomTom and National Highways.

Status

Live since 13:44 (2 h 6 min)

Location

M6 northbound · J12–J13

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~21 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×3 · TomTom · National Highways ×4

Timeline

1. 13:44 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
2. 13:55 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
3. 13:55 Motorway signs: “LANE CLOSED FOR INCIDENT ACCESS”
4. 13:57 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min
5. 14:06 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
6. 14:16 TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~15)
7. 14:20 TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~21)
8. 14:23 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
9. 14:25 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
10. 14:39 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
11. 14:43 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
12. 14:44 National Highways: lane closure lifted
13. 14:53 Motorway signs no longer show “LANE CLOSED FOR INCIDENT ACCESS”
14. 14:57 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
15. 15:05 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
16. 15:05 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
17. 15:07 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
18. 15:11 TomTom: now says collision, “Queuing traffic, Accident”
19. 15:39 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”
20. 15:42 National Highways: lane closure lifted
21. 15:43 TomTom no longer reports it

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J12 and J13).
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “LANE CLOSED FOR INCIDENT ACCESS” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 northbound between J12 and J13).
• M6 northbound between J12 and J13
• M6 northbound within J12
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J12 and J13).

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 crash J19–J18 southbound13:28 · cleared after 1 h 45 min
• M6 crash J25–J26 northbound13:20 · cleared after 1 h 2 min
• M6 crash J17–J16 southbound12:34 · Live
• M6 stopped traffic J710:57 · Live
• M6 reported crash J30–J31 northbound09:45 · cleared after 36 min
• M6 crash J806:53 · cleared after 2 h 17 min
• M6 crash J23 northboundyesterday 20:37 · cleared after 1 h 13 min
• M6 stopped traffic J20Ayesterday 13:49 · cleared after 4 h 54 min
• M6 crash J5–J4A southboundyesterday 13:03 · cleared after 1 h 51 min
• M6 crash J14–J15 northboundyesterday 11:40 · cleared after 1 h 34 min

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