M6 crash J15–J16 southbound
Crash on the M6 southbound at J15–J16 on Friday 23 October 2026, from 11:57. Still reported at 15:18 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.
- Status
- Live since 11:57 (3 h 21 min)
- Location
- M6 southbound · J15–J16
- Reported as
- Obstruction or hazard
- Delay
- ~18 min
- Sources
- TomTom ×8 · Motorway signs
Timeline
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
- TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Heavy rain, Slow traffic”, delay ~2 min (reported again)
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Heavy rain, Slow traffic”, delay ~2 min
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: now says queueing traffic, delay now ~11 min (was ~3), “Slow traffic”
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Heavy rain, Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~12 min
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: now says obstruction or hazard, “Heavy rain, Slow traffic”
- TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~11 min
- TomTom: delay now ~4 min (was ~14), “Slow traffic”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~8 min (reported again)
- Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~12)
- TomTom: delay now ~6 min (was ~17), “Slow traffic”
- TomTom: collision, “Queuing traffic, Accident”, delay ~6 min
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
- Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
Source reports
- Queuing traffic
- Heavy rain, Slow traffic
- Slow traffic
- Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 southbound between J15 and J14).
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- M6 crash J13–J14 northbound
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- M6 crash J7 northbound
- M6 stopped traffic J11–J10A southbound
- M6 stopped traffic J5–J6
- M6 crash J25–J26 northbound
- M6 crash J6 northbound
- M6 crash J28–J29 northbound
- M6 reported crash J29 northbound
The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.