M6 crash J16–J17 northbound

Crash on the M6 northbound at J16–J17 on Monday 26 October 2026, from 11:11. Cleared at 14:05 after 2 h 54 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 14:05 on 26 Oct 2026, after 2 h 54 min

Location

M6 northbound · J16–J17

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Delay ~17 min

Sources

TomTom ×7 · Motorway signs ×3

Timeline

1. Mon 11:11 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
2. Mon 12:17 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
3. Mon 12:25 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
4. Mon 12:33 TomTom: collision, “Queuing traffic, Accident”, delay ~6 min
5. Mon 12:38 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
6. Mon 12:38 TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~6), “Stationary traffic, Accident”
7. Mon 12:42 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, delay now ~5 min (was ~17), “Slow traffic”
8. Mon 12:54 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
9. Mon 12:56 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
10. Mon 13:02 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
11. Mon 13:02 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
12. Mon 13:05 TomTom no longer reports it
13. Mon 13:10 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
14. Mon 13:32 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
15. Mon 13:32 TomTom no longer reports it
16. Mon 13:32 All clear: no source reports it any more
17. Mon 13:42 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
18. Mon 13:46 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
19. Mon 13:51 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~8 min (reported again)
20. Mon 13:55 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
21. Mon 14:05 TomTom no longer reports it
22. Mon 14:05 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT [HCA2]” (6 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J16 and J17).
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (3 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J16 and J17).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 southbound within J17).

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 reported crash J16–J15 southboundyesterday 13:25 · cleared after 56 min
• M6 stopped traffic J6–J7 northboundyesterday 11:58 · cleared after 2 h 22 min
• M6 crash J18–J19 southboundyesterday 11:12 · cleared after 59 min
• M6 crash J23–J22 southboundyesterday 06:45 · cleared after 3 h 4 min
• M6 stopped traffic J9–J10yesterday 06:09 · cleared after 3 h 17 min
• M6 crash J4 southboundyesterday 05:53 · cleared after 3 h 52 min
• M6 stopped traffic J10–J9 southboundSun 18:24 · cleared after 4 h 40 min
• M6 crash J15–J14 southboundSun 16:45 · cleared after 14 h 4 min
• M6 stopped traffic J18–J19 northboundSun 16:02 · cleared after 1 h 31 min
• M6 crash J13–J14 northboundSun 14:01 · cleared after 43 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M6 J16 and M6 J17.

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