M6 crash J17–J16 southbound

Crash on the M6 southbound at J17–J16 on Sunday 1 November 2026, from 12:35. Cleared at 18:14 after 5 h 39 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.

Status

Cleared 18:14 on 1 Nov 2026, after 5 h 39 min

Location

M6 southbound · J17–J16

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

1 of 3 lanes closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~34 min

Sources

TomTom ×9 · Motorway signs ×2 · National Highways ×19

Timeline

1. Sun 12:35 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
2. Sun 13:21 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
3. Sun 13:26 TomTom no longer reports it
4. Sun 13:26 All clear: no source reports it any more
5. Sun 13:44 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
6. Sun 14:07 TomTom no longer reports it
7. Sun 14:07 All clear: no source reports it any more
8. Sun 14:16 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
9. Sun 14:30 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
10. Sun 14:34 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
11. Sun 14:48 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
12. Sun 14:57 TomTom no longer reports it
13. Sun 14:57 All clear: no source reports it any more
14. Sun 14:59 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
15. Sun 15:11 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~7 min
16. Sun 15:16 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
17. Sun 15:19 National Highways: 1 of 3 lanes closed
18. Sun 15:20 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~7), “Stationary traffic”
19. Sun 15:25 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
20. Sun 15:45 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
21. Sun 15:46 National Highways: lane closure lifted
22. Sun 16:01 TomTom: delay now ~6 min (was ~12), “Slow traffic”
23. Sun 16:04 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
24. Sun 16:06 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~7 min
25. Sun 16:10 National Highways: 1 of 3 lanes closed
26. Sun 16:10 National Highways: 1 of 3 lanes closed
27. Sun 16:10 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
28. Sun 16:10 National Highways: 1 of 3 lanes closed
29. Sun 16:11 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
30. Sun 16:20 TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~13), “Stationary traffic”
31. Sun 16:43 TomTom: now says collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”
32. Sun 16:45 National Highways: 1 of 3 lanes closed
33. Sun 16:45 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
34. Sun 16:45 National Highways: 1 of 3 lanes closed
35. Sun 17:10 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
36. Sun 17:15 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
37. Sun 17:19 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~20 min
38. Sun 17:24 National Highways: lane closure lifted
39. Sun 17:28 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
40. Sun 17:33 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
41. Sun 18:01 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
42. Sun 18:14 TomTom no longer reports it
43. Sun 18:14 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 southbound between J17 and J16).
• M6 southbound between J17 and J16
• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (6 signs; furthest along: M6 southbound between J17 and J16).
• M6 southbound at the Sandbach services between J17 and J16

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 J17 and M6 J16.

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