M6 crash J18–J19 northbound

Crash on the M6 northbound at J18–J19 on Friday 25 September 2026, from 12:25. Cleared at 18:05 after 5 h 40 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.

Status

Cleared 18:05 on 25 Sept 2026, after 5 h 40 min

Location

M6 northbound · J18–J19

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

1 of 3 lanes closed

At its worst

Delay ~17 min

Sources

TomTom ×5 · Motorway signs ×2 · National Highways ×2

Timeline

1. Fri 12:25 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. Fri 12:47 TomTom no longer reports it
3. Fri 12:47 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. Fri 13:04 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
5. Fri 13:22 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
6. Fri 13:30 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. Fri 13:52 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
8. Fri 14:01 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
9. Fri 14:11 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
10. Fri 14:19 TomTom no longer reports it
11. Fri 14:19 All clear: no source reports it any more
12. Fri 14:40 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
13. Fri 14:44 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
14. Fri 14:49 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
15. Fri 15:20 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT”
16. Fri 15:20 National Highways: 1 of 3 lanes closed
17. Fri 15:32 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
18. Fri 15:37 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min
19. Fri 15:50 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
20. Fri 16:11 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT”
21. Fri 16:12 National Highways: lane closure lifted
22. Fri 16:37 TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~12), “Stationary traffic”
23. Fri 16:42 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
24. Fri 17:21 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
25. Fri 17:25 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
26. Fri 17:51 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
27. Fri 18:05 TomTom no longer reports it
28. Fri 18:05 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J18 and J19).
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT” (3 signs; furthest along: M6 southbound between J19 and J18).
• M6 southbound between J19 and J18

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 crash J16 southboundyesterday 19:23 · cleared after 48 min
• M6 reported crash J16–J15 southboundyesterday 18:53 · cleared after 1 h 18 min
• M6 closed J5–J4A southboundyesterday 16:23 · cleared after 1 h 22 min
• M6 crash J8 southboundyesterday 13:38 · cleared after 5 h 30 min
• M6 stopped traffic J6–J5 southboundyesterday 08:05 · cleared after 3 h 34 min
• M6 stopped traffic J23–J22 southboundyesterday 06:51 · cleared after 3 h 12 min
• M6 crash J12 northboundyesterday 06:51 · cleared after 47 min
• M6 stopped traffic J10A–J10 southboundyesterday 06:24 · cleared after 3 h 14 min
• M6 crash J19–J18 southboundMon 20:52 · cleared after 2 h 45 min
• M6 stopped traffic J18–J17 southboundMon 15:39 · cleared after 3 h 6 min

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

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