M6 crash J18–J19 northbound

Crash on the M6 northbound at J18–J19 on Thursday 12 November 2026, from 07:40. Cleared at 08:21 after 41 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 08:21 on 12 Nov 2026, after 41 min

Location

M6 northbound · J18–J19

Reported as

Collision

Sources

Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 07:40 Motorway signs: “COLLISION ON SLIP ROAD[HCA0]”
2. 08:21 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION ON SLIP ROAD[HCA0]”
3. 08:21 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION ON SLIP ROAD[HCA0]” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 northbound between J18 and J19).

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 crash J32–J31A southbound07:58 · cleared after 2 h 35 min
• M6 crash J8 northbound06:19 · cleared after 2 h 53 min
• M6 crash J14–J15 northbound05:00 · cleared after 6 h 39 min
• M6 reported crash J2–J1 southboundyesterday 21:03 · cleared after 45 min
• M6 reported crash J45–J44 southboundyesterday 17:54 · cleared after 53 min
• M6 crash J17–J16 southboundyesterday 16:38 · cleared after 2 h 46 min
• M6 crash J32 northboundyesterday 16:17 · cleared after 1 h 57 min
• M6 stopped traffic J21A–J22 northboundyesterday 14:37 · cleared after 3 h 49 min
• M6 stopped traffic J5–J6 northboundyesterday 13:15 · cleared after 5 h 48 min
• M6 reported crash J15–J16 northboundyesterday 13:10 · cleared after 36 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M6 J18 and M6 J19.

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