M6 crash J15 southbound

Cleared Cleared at 00:51 on 8 Oct 2026, after 1 h 12 min.

Crash on the M6 southbound at J15 on Wednesday 7 October 2026, from 23:40. Cleared at 00:51 after 1 h 12 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

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   M6 southbound · J15

   Collision

   Road closed · yesterday 23:40–00:51 (cleared after 1 h 12 min)

   TomTom · Motorway signs

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Timeline

1. yesterday 23:40 TomTom: road closed
2. yesterday 23:58 TomTom no longer reports it
3. yesterday 23:58 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. 00:04 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
5. 00:51 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
6. 00:51 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Closed
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 southbound within J15).

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 crash J3 southbound · 07:01, still reported
• M6 closed J16–J15 · 01:34, cleared after 3 h 36 min
• M6 reported crash J34–J35 northbound · yesterday 19:33, cleared after 47 min
• M6 closed J3 southbound · yesterday 18:30, cleared after 2 h 43 min
• M6 closed J6–J5 southbound · yesterday 16:37, cleared after 2 h 50 min
• M6 crash J32–J31A southbound · Tue 16:45, cleared after 2 h 46 min
• M6 stopped traffic J20A · Tue 15:45, cleared after 2 h 27 min
• M6 delays J21A · Tue 06:59, cleared after 2 h 45 min
• M6 delays J6–J7 northbound · Tue 00:28, cleared after 9 h 39 min
• M6 crash J16–J15 southbound · Mon 23:45, cleared after 2 h 11 min

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