M6 crash J15–J16 northbound

Crash on the M6 northbound at J15–J16 on Friday 6 November 2026, from 14:30. Still reported at 17:55 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.

Status

Live since 14:30 (3 h 25 min)

Location

M6 northbound · J15–J16

Reported as

Collision

Delay

~26 min

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~47 min

Sources

TomTom ×3 · Motorway signs ×5 · National Highways ×2

Timeline

1. 14:30 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
2. 14:41 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~8 min
3. 14:46 TomTom: now says obstruction or hazard, delay now ~14 min (was ~8), “traffic, Vehicle fire”
4. 14:50 TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~14)
5. 14:52 Motorway signs: “VEHICLE FIRE”
6. 15:09 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
7. 15:15 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
8. 15:29 National Highways: 1 of 3 lanes closed
9. 15:36 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
10. 15:55 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
11. 15:55 National Highways: 1 of 3 lanes closed
12. 15:55 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT”
13. 16:15 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
14. 16:15 Motorway signs no longer show “VEHICLE FIRE”
15. 16:26 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Vehicle fire”
16. 16:40 TomTom: delay now ~28 min (was ~21), “Stationary traffic, Vehicle fire”
17. 16:45 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
18. 17:03 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Vehicle fire”
19. 17:26 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Vehicle fire”
20. 17:28 National Highways: lane closure lifted
21. 17:35 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Vehicle fire”
22. 17:40 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Vehicle fire”
23. 17:49 TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Stationary traffic, Vehicle fire”, delay ~30 min

Source reports

• Stationary traffic, Vehicle fire
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J16 and J17).
• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 northbound between J16 and J17).
• Overhead signs read “VEHICLE FIRE” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 northbound between J16 and J17).
• M6 northbound between J16 and J17
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (8 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J15 and J16).
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT” (5 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J16 and J17).

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 stopped traffic J21–J21A16:17 · Live
• M6 crash J14–J15 northbound14:55 · cleared after 50 min
• M6 crash J10A–J9 southbound14:43 · cleared after 1 h 2 min
• M6 reported crash J10A–J11 northbound14:31 · cleared after 43 min
• M6 crash J3–J2 southbound12:34 · cleared after 4 h 36 min
• M6 stopped traffic J20A12:23 · Live
• M6 crash J8–J10A northbound11:29 · Live
• M6 crash J17–J16 southboundyesterday 18:26 · cleared after 1 h 56 min
• M6 crash J3 southboundyesterday 17:11 · cleared after 2 h 45 min
• M6 stopped traffic J20Ayesterday 14:30 · cleared after 4 h 3 min

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

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