M6 crash J15–J14 southbound

Crash on the M6 southbound at J15–J14 on Friday 30 October 2026, from 19:46. Cleared at 22:10 after 2 h 24 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs, TomTom and National Highways.

Status

Cleared 22:10 on 30 Oct 2026, after 2 h 24 min

Location

M6 southbound · J15–J14

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

2 of 4 lanes closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~87 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×4 · TomTom ×2 · National Highways ×10

Timeline

1. Fri 19:46 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
2. Fri 19:49 National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
3. Fri 20:02 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
4. Fri 20:04 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~9 min
5. Fri 20:09 TomTom: delay now ~22 min (was ~9)
6. Fri 20:14 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
7. Fri 20:20 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
8. Fri 20:24 TomTom: delay now ~49 min (was ~24)
9. Fri 20:26 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
10. Fri 20:29 TomTom: delay now ~72 min (was ~49)
11. Fri 20:39 TomTom: delay now ~55 min (was ~87)
12. Fri 20:44 TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~55)
13. Fri 20:49 TomTom: delay now ~7 min (was ~15), “Slow traffic”
14. Fri 20:52 National Highways: lane closure lifted
15. Fri 20:54 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
16. Fri 20:54 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
17. Fri 20:54 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
18. Fri 20:59 TomTom no longer reports it
19. Fri 21:04 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
20. Fri 21:29 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~12 min
21. Fri 21:34 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
22. Fri 21:44 TomTom no longer reports it
23. Fri 21:49 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~7 min (reported again)
24. Fri 21:52 National Highways: lane closure lifted
25. Fri 21:54 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
26. Fri 22:04 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
27. Fri 22:04 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
28. Fri 22:04 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
29. Fri 22:10 TomTom no longer reports it
30. Fri 22:10 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 southbound between J15 and J14).
• Slow traffic
• M6 southbound at the Stafford services between J15 and J14
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J14 and J15).
• M6 southbound between J15 and J14
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (3 signs; furthest along: M6 southbound between J15 and J14).

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 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 J15 and M6 J14.

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