M6 crash J18–J19 northbound

Crash on the M6 northbound at J18–J19 on Saturday 17 October 2026, from 11:38. Cleared at 13:40 after 2 h 2 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs, National Highways and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 13:40 on 17 Oct 2026, after 2 h 2 min

Location

M6 northbound · J18–J19

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

1 of 4 lanes closed

Sources

Motorway signs ×2 · National Highways · TomTom

Timeline

1. 11:38 Motorway signs: “COLLISION [HCA0]”
2. 11:55 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
3. 11:55 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
4. 12:28 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION [HCA0]”
5. 13:12 National Highways: lane closure lifted
6. 13:28 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
7. 13:28 All clear: no source reports it any more
8. 13:39 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
9. 13:40 TomTom no longer reports it

Source reports

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

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 reported crash J18–J19 northbound12:41 · cleared after 47 min
• M6 crash J6 southbound10:49 · Live
• M6 crash J16–J17 northbound00:02 · cleared after 1 h 47 min
• M6 stopped traffic J7–J6yesterday 22:31 · cleared after 1 h 59 min
• M6 crash J15–J16 northboundyesterday 19:32 · cleared after 2 h 13 min
• M6 stopped traffic J44–J45yesterday 18:45 · cleared after 32 min
• M6 crash J18–J19 northboundyesterday 18:09 · cleared after 1 h 45 min
• M6 crash J45–J44 southboundyesterday 18:05 · cleared after 8 h 27 min
• M6 crash J1–J2 northboundyesterday 15:34 · cleared after 2 h 23 min
• M6 crash J12–J13 northboundyesterday 13:44 · cleared after 2 h 9 min

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