M6 crash J15–J16 northbound

Crash on the M6 northbound at J15–J16 on Tuesday 3 November 2026, from 15:07. Cleared at 16:27 after 1 h 20 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 16:27 on 3 Nov 2026, after 1 h 20 min

Location

M6 northbound · J15–J16

Reported as

Collision

Sources

Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 15:07 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. 16:27 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
3. 16:27 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J15 and J16).

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 stopped traffic J16–J17 northbound15:57 · cleared after 1 h 1 min
• M6 crash J19–J1814:31 · cleared after 27 min
• M6 stopped traffic J8–J7 southbound13:31 · Live
• M6 crash J28–J2707:38 · cleared after 2 h 18 min
• M6 stopped traffic J21A07:01 · cleared after 2 h 26 min
• M6 stopped traffic J806:16 · cleared after 3 h 58 min
• M6 crash J18–J19 northbound03:54 · cleared after 6 h 32 min
• 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

Live traffic and past incidents at M6 J15 and M6 J16.

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