M6 crash J15–J16 northbound
Crash on the M6 northbound at J15–J16 on Friday 16 October 2026, from 19:32. Still reported at 21:41 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.
- Status
- Live since 19:32 (2 h 9 min)
- Location
- M6 northbound · J15–J16
- Reported as
- Collision
- Delay
- ~5 min
- At its worst
- Stationary traffic · delay ~182 min
- Sources
- TomTom · Motorway signs ×2
Timeline
- TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~22 min
- TomTom: delay now ~33 min (was ~22)
- TomTom: delay now ~44 min (was ~33)
- Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
- TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
- TomTom: now says collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”
- TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
- Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
- Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
- TomTom: delay now ~72 min (was ~121)
- TomTom: delay now ~35 min (was ~72)
- TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~35)
- Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
- TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~16), “Queuing traffic”
Source reports
- Queuing traffic
- Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J15 and J16).
- Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 northbound between J15 and J16).
Other recent incidents on the M6
- M6 stopped traffic J44–J45
- M6 crash J18–J19 northbound
- M6 closed J45–J44 southbound
- M6 crash J1–J2 northbound
- M6 crash J12–J13 northbound
- M6 crash J19–J18 southbound
- M6 crash J25–J26 northbound
- M6 crash J17–J16 southbound
- M6 crash J7 northbound
- M6 stopped traffic J20A southbound
The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.