M6 crash J15–J14 southbound
Cleared Cleared at 18:36 on 24 Sept 2026, after 24 h 10 min.
Crash on the M6 southbound at J15–J14 on Wednesday 23 September 2026, from 18:27. Cleared at 18:36 after 24 h 10 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs, TomTom and National Highways.
M6 southbound · J15–J14
Collision
2 of 4 lanes closed · Wed 18:27–Thu 18:36 (cleared after 24 h 10 min) · delay ~10 min · queue 3.5 mi
Motorway signs ×4 · TomTom · National Highways ×2
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Timeline
- Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
- Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (reported again)
- Motorway signs: “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
- Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
- Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
- National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~10 min
- TomTom: now says collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”
- Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
- TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
- TomTom no longer reports it
- Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
- National Highways: lane closure lifted
- Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
- Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
- All clear: no source reports it any more
What the sources said
- Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 southbound between J15 and J14).
- Stationary traffic
- Overhead signs read “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS” (17 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J14 and J15).
- Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (3 signs; furthest along: M6 southbound between J15 and J14).
- M6 southbound between J15 and J14
- Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 southbound between J15 and J14).
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