M6 crash J12 northbound

Crash on the M6 northbound at J12 on Monday 26 October 2026, from 10:59. Cleared at 14:02 after 3 h 3 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs, TomTom and National Highways.

Status

Cleared 14:02 on 26 Oct 2026, after 3 h 3 min

Location

M6 northbound · J12

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

2 of 4 lanes closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~58 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×6 · TomTom ×4 · National Highways ×9

Timeline

1. Mon 10:53 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
2. Mon 10:59 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
3. Mon 10:59 National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
4. Mon 10:59 National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
5. Mon 11:00 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
6. Mon 11:05 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
7. Mon 11:11 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~7 min
8. Mon 11:15 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~7)
9. Mon 11:27 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
10. Mon 11:29 TomTom: delay now ~30 min (was ~17)
11. Mon 11:32 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
12. Mon 11:38 TomTom: delay now ~34 min (was ~26)
13. Mon 11:38 National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
14. Mon 11:39 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
15. Mon 11:43 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
16. Mon 11:47 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
17. Mon 11:47 TomTom: delay now ~56 min (was ~40)
18. Mon 11:49 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
19. Mon 11:52 National Highways: lane closure lifted
20. Mon 12:01 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
21. Mon 12:02 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
22. Mon 12:02 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
23. Mon 12:05 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
24. Mon 12:06 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
25. Mon 12:06 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
26. Mon 12:06 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
27. Mon 12:10 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
28. Mon 12:16 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed (was 2)
29. Mon 12:19 TomTom: delay now ~42 min (was ~22)
30. Mon 12:32 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
31. Mon 12:34 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT”
32. Mon 12:48 National Highways: lane closure lifted
33. Mon 12:48 National Highways: lane closure lifted
34. Mon 13:02 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
35. Mon 13:05 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
36. Mon 13:05 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~22 min
37. Mon 13:10 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
38. Mon 13:10 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
39. Mon 13:15 National Highways: lane closure lifted
40. Mon 13:15 All clear: no source reports it any more
41. Mon 13:19 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~20), “Queuing traffic”
42. Mon 13:28 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
43. Mon 13:32 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (reported again)
44. Mon 13:32 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT”
45. Mon 13:37 TomTom no longer reports it
46. Mon 14:02 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
47. Mon 14:02 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J12 and J13).
• Stationary traffic, Accident
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (3 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J12 and J13).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 southbound within J12).
• Queuing traffic
• M6 northbound between J12 and J13
• M6 northbound within J12
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (4 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J11A and J12).
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J12 and J13).
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT” (3 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J12 and J13).
• Slow traffic

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• 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 J12.

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