M6 crash J15–J14 southbound

Crash on the M6 southbound at J15–J14 on Sunday 1 November 2026, from 16:45. Cleared at 06:48 after 14 h 4 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs, TomTom and National Highways.

Status

Cleared 06:48 on 2 Nov 2026, after 14 h 4 min

Location

M6 southbound · J15–J14

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

Road closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~55 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×5 · TomTom ×2 · National Highways ×11

Timeline

1. Sun 16:27 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
2. Sun 18:52 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
3. Sun 18:52 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
4. Sun 18:53 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
5. Sun 19:10 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~18 min
6. Sun 19:16 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
7. Sun 19:23 TomTom: delay now ~25 min (was ~18)
8. Sun 19:25 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
9. Sun 19:37 TomTom: road closed
10. Sun 19:42 TomTom: now says collision, “Closed, Accident”
11. Sun 19:46 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
12. Sun 19:46 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~55 min (reported again)
13. Sun 19:56 Motorway signs: “M6 J15-J14 LANES CLOSED DUE TO COLLISION”
14. Sun 20:46 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (reported again)
15. Sun 20:46 Motorway signs no longer show “M6 J15-J14 LANES CLOSED DUE TO COLLISION”
16. Sun 20:55 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
17. Sun 21:00 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
18. Sun 21:04 TomTom no longer reports it
19. Sun 21:10 National Highways: lane closure lifted
20. Sun 21:16 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
21. yesterday 03:18 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (reported again)
22. yesterday 03:18 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
23. yesterday 06:48 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
24. yesterday 06:48 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 southbound between J15 and J14).
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (3 signs; furthest along: M6 southbound between J15 and J14).
• M6 southbound between J15 and J14
• Closed, Accident
• M6 southbound at the Stafford services between J15 and J14
• Overhead signs read “M6 J15-J14 LANES CLOSED DUE TO COLLISION” (2 signs; e.g. M6 southbound between J18 and J17). Marker placed near M6 J15–J14 using the signs there, so it is approximate.
• Overhead signs read “M6 J15-J14 LANES CLOSED DUE TO COLLISION” (2 signs; e.g. M6 southbound between J15 and J14). Marker placed near M6 J15–J14 using the signs there, so it is approximate.

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 stopped traffic J18–J19 northboundSun 16:02 · cleared after 1 h 31 min
• M6 crash J13–J14 northboundSun 14:01 · cleared after 43 min
• M6 delays J19Sun 13:25 · cleared after 1 h 41 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M6 J15 and M6 J14.

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