M6 crash J15–J16 northbound
Live Still reported at 17:09 UK time, since Thu 17:06 (192 h 3 min).
Crash on the M6 northbound at J15–J16 on Thursday 24 September 2026, from 17:06. Still reported at 17:09 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.
M6 northbound · J15–J16
Collision
since Thu 17:06 (192 h 3 min)
Motorway signs ×2 · TomTom ×5
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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 no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (reported again)
- Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~9 min
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
- Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~8 min
- Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (reported again)
- TomTom no longer reports it
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
- TomTom no longer reports it
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
- TomTom no longer reports it
- Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
What the sources said
- Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 northbound between J16 and J17).
- Queuing traffic
- Slow traffic
- Stationary traffic
- Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 northbound between J15 and J16).
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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.