M6 crash J15–J14 southbound
Live Still reported at 15:04 UK time, since 12:57 (2 h 7 min).
Crash on the M6 southbound at J15–J14 on Friday 9 October 2026, from 12:57. Still reported at 15:04 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.
M6 southbound · J15–J14
Collision
3 of 4 lanes closed · since 12:57 (2 h 7 min) · delay ~62 min · queue 6.6 mi
TomTom ×4 · Motorway signs ×5 · National Highways ×17
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Timeline
- Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
- Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
- Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~19 min
- Motorway signs: “COLLISION [HCA0]”
- TomTom: now says collision, delay now ~32 min (was ~19), “Stationary traffic, Accident”
- National Highways: 3 of 4 lanes closed
- National Highways: 3 of 4 lanes closed
- National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
- National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
- National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
- National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
- National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
- TomTom: delay now ~66 min (was ~44)
- TomTom: delay now ~123 min (was ~94)
- National Highways: 1 of 3 lanes closed
- TomTom: delay now ~189 min (was ~123)
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
- Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
- TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Accident, Accident”
- National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
- National Highways: 3 of 4 lanes closed
- TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Accident”
- Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
- Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION [HCA0]”
- Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~99 min
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~83 min
What the sources said
- Stationary traffic, Accident
- Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (3 signs; furthest along: M6 southbound between J15 and J14).
- Overhead signs read “COLLISION [HCA0]” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 southbound within J14).
- M6 southbound between J15 and J14
- M6 southbound at the Stafford services between J15 and J14
- Queuing traffic
- M6 southbound within J14
- Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (9 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J15 and J16).
- Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 southbound between J15 and J14).
- Stationary traffic
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About this page
This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.