M6 crash J18–J19 northbound
Crash on the M6 northbound at J18–J19 on Thursday 22 October 2026, from 15:13. Cleared at 17:29 after 2 h 15 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs, TomTom and National Highways.
- Status
- Cleared 17:29 on 22 Oct 2026, after 2 h 15 min
- Location
- M6 northbound · J18–J19
- Reported as
- Collision
- Lanes
- 1 of 4 lanes closed
- At its worst
- Stationary traffic · delay ~24 min
- Sources
- Motorway signs ×2 · TomTom · National Highways
Timeline
- Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
- National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
- TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
- TomTom: delay now ~24 min (was ~17)
- National Highways: lane closure lifted
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom no longer reports it
- Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
- Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
- Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
- All clear: no source reports it any more
Source reports
- Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 northbound between J18 and J19).
- Queuing traffic
- M6 northbound between J18 and J19
- Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 southbound between J19 and J18).
Other recent incidents on the M6
- M6 stopped traffic J5–J6
- M6 crash J25–J26 northbound
- M6 crash J6 northbound
- M6 crash J28–J29 northbound
- M6 reported crash J29 northbound
- M6 crash J19–J18 southbound
- M6 crash J3–J3A northbound
- M6 crash J2 northbound
- M6 stopped traffic J21 southbound
- M6 crash J21A 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.