M6 crash J16–J15 southbound

Crash on the M6 southbound at J16–J15 on Wednesday 4 November 2026, from 00:43. Still reported at 03:27 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs.

Status

Live since 00:43 (2 h 44 min)

Location

M6 southbound · J16–J15

Reported as

Collision

Sources

Motorway signs ×2

Timeline

1. 00:43 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
2. 01:26 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
3. 01:59 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (9 signs; furthest along: M6 southbound between J16 and J15).
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 southbound between J16 and J15).

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 crash J29–J28 southboundyesterday 22:54 · cleared after 1 h 35 min
• M6 reported crash J28–J27 southboundyesterday 22:37 · cleared after 52 min
• M6 crash J22–J23 northboundyesterday 18:02 · cleared after 3 h 26 min
• M6 stopped traffic J16–J17 northboundyesterday 15:57 · cleared after 1 h 1 min
• M6 crash J20–J21 northboundyesterday 15:30 · cleared after 3 h 35 min
• M6 crash J15–J16 northboundyesterday 15:07 · cleared after 1 h 20 min
• M6 crash J19–J18yesterday 14:31 · cleared after 27 min
• M6 crash J28–J27yesterday 07:38 · cleared after 2 h 18 min
• M6 stopped traffic J21Ayesterday 07:01 · cleared after 2 h 26 min
• M6 stopped traffic J8yesterday 06:16 · cleared after 3 h 58 min

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

The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.