M6 crash J17–J16 southbound

Live Still reported at 22:21 UK time, since 20:14 (2 h 7 min).

Crash on the M6 southbound at J17–J16 on Friday 2 October 2026, from 20:14. Still reported at 22:21 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

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   M6 southbound · J17–J16

   Collision

   since 20:14 (2 h 7 min)

   Motorway signs ×2 · TomTom

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Timeline

1. 20:14 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF ANIMALS”
2. 20:39 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~7 min
3. 20:43 TomTom no longer reports it
4. 21:04 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF ANIMALS”

What the sources said

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF ANIMALS” (21 signs; furthest along: M6 southbound between J17 and J16).
• Stationary traffic, Incident
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF ANIMALS” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 southbound between J17 and J16).

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 crash J3–J2 southbound · 21:43, still reported
• M6 reported crash J10A–J10 southbound · 20:17, cleared after 47 min
• M6 reported crash J2–J3 northbound · 17:25, cleared after 1 h 7 min
• M6 crash J35–J36 northbound · 13:38, cleared after 3 h 31 min
• M6 crash J9–J8 southbound · 11:09, cleared after 7 h 35 min
• M6 crash J21–J21A northbound · 07:08, cleared after 10 h 21 min
• M6 crash J21–J21A northbound · yesterday 23:23, cleared after 2 h 34 min
• M6 stopped traffic J7–J8 northbound · yesterday 13:51, cleared after 24 h 19 min
• M6 crash J2–J1 southbound · yesterday 07:31, cleared after 1 h 51 min
• M6 reported crash J15–J16 northbound · yesterday 04:32, cleared after 49 min

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This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.