M6 crash J15–J16 northbound

Cleared Cleared at 16:30 on 10 Oct 2026, after 51 min.

Crash on the M6 northbound at J15–J16 on Saturday 10 October 2026, from 15:40. Cleared at 16:30 after 51 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

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   M6 northbound · J15–J16

   Collision

   15:40–16:30 (cleared after 51 min) · delay ~10 min · queue 2.8 mi

   Motorway signs · TomTom

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Timeline

1. 15:40 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
2. 15:49 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~10 min
3. 16:07 TomTom: delay now ~24 min (was ~14)
4. 16:15 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
5. 16:17 TomTom no longer reports it
6. 16:17 All clear: no source reports it any more
7. 16:21 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~12 min (reported again)
8. 16:30 TomTom no longer reports it

What the sources said

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (9 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J15 and J16).
• Stationary traffic

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 crash J12–J13 northbound · 13:33, cleared after 41 min
• M6 crash J21A southbound · 13:27, cleared after 2 h 48 min
• M6 crash J17 southbound · 13:23, cleared after 1 h 31 min
• M6 stopped traffic J9 · 09:11, cleared after 1 h 36 min
• M6 closed J1–J2 · 05:26, cleared after 19 min
• M6 crash J21A northbound · 05:24, cleared after 48 min
• M6 crash J22–J21A southbound · 05:24, cleared after 48 min
• M6 closed J1–J2 · 04:45, cleared after 14 min
• M6 crash J15–J14 southbound · yesterday 12:57, cleared after 6 h 13 min
• M6 reported crash J30–J29 southbound · yesterday 11:27, cleared after 41 min

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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.