M6 crash J16–J15 southbound

Crash on the M6 southbound at J16–J15 on Wednesday 4 November 2026, from 13:47. Cleared at 15:46 after 1 h 59 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 15:46 on 4 Nov 2026, after 1 h 59 min

Location

M6 southbound · J16–J15

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Delay ~14 min

Sources

Motorway signs · TomTom

Timeline

1. 13:47 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. 14:28 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min
3. 14:33 TomTom no longer reports it
4. 14:37 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
5. 14:42 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
6. 14:46 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
7. 14:51 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
8. 15:33 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
9. 15:37 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
10. 15:46 TomTom no longer reports it
11. 15:46 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

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

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 crash J21–J20 southbound14:46 · Live
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• M6 crash J18–J19 northbound09:36 · cleared after 2 h 25 min
• M6 crash J18–J19 northbound08:16 · cleared after 1 h 15 min
• M6 crash J27 southbound08:15 · cleared after 2 h 46 min
• M6 crash J16–J15 southbound00:43 · cleared after 12 h 19 min
• 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

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

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