M6 crash J18–J19 northbound
Crash on the M6 northbound at J18–J19 on Friday 16 October 2026, from 18:09. Cleared at 19:54 after 1 h 45 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.
- Status
- Cleared 19:54 on 16 Oct 2026, after 1 h 45 min
- Location
- M6 northbound · J18–J19
- Reported as
- Collision
- At its worst
- Delay ~16 min
- Sources
- TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs ×2
Timeline
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
- Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
- TomTom no longer reports it
- Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
- All clear: no source reports it any more
Source reports
- Slow traffic
- Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 northbound between J18 and J19).
- Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 southbound between J19 and J18).
Other recent incidents on the M6
- M6 crash J15–J16 northbound
- M6 stopped traffic J44–J45
- M6 closed J45–J44 southbound
- M6 crash J1–J2 northbound
- M6 crash J12–J13 northbound
- M6 crash J19–J18 southbound
- M6 crash J25–J26 northbound
- M6 crash J17–J16 southbound
- M6 crash J7 northbound
- M6 stopped traffic J20A southbound
The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.