M6 crash J18–J19 northbound

Crash on the M6 northbound at J18–J19 on Tuesday 3 November 2026, from 03:54. Cleared at 10:25 after 6 h 32 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs, TomTom and National Highways.

Status

Cleared 10:25 on 3 Nov 2026, after 6 h 32 min

Location

M6 northbound · J18–J19

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

1 of 4 lanes closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~160 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×3 · TomTom ×2 · National Highways ×2

Timeline

1. 03:41 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
2. 07:38 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
3. 07:53 TomTom no longer reports it
4. 08:21 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
5. 08:24 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~10 min
6. 08:25 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
7. 08:29 TomTom: delay now ~160 min (was ~10)
8. 08:33 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
9. 08:33 TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~160)
10. 08:42 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
11. 09:19 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
12. 09:20 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
13. 09:23 National Highways: 1 of 3 lanes closed
14. 09:24 TomTom no longer reports it
15. 09:25 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
16. 09:29 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~8 min (reported again)
17. 09:33 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
18. 09:39 National Highways: lane closure lifted
19. 09:42 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
20. 09:56 TomTom no longer reports it
21. 10:11 National Highways: lane closure lifted
22. 10:25 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
23. 10:25 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 southbound between J19 and J18).
• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 northbound between J18 and J19).
• M6 northbound between J18 and J19
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J18 and J19).

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 crash J28–J2707:38 · cleared after 2 h 18 min
• M6 stopped traffic J21A07:01 · cleared after 2 h 26 min
• M6 stopped traffic J806:16 · cleared after 3 h 58 min
• M6 reported crash J16–J15 southboundyesterday 13:25 · cleared after 56 min
• M6 stopped traffic J6–J7 northboundyesterday 11:58 · cleared after 2 h 22 min
• M6 crash J18–J19 southboundyesterday 11:12 · cleared after 59 min
• M6 crash J23–J22 southboundyesterday 06:45 · cleared after 3 h 4 min
• M6 stopped traffic J9–J10yesterday 06:09 · cleared after 3 h 17 min
• M6 crash J4 southboundyesterday 05:53 · cleared after 3 h 52 min
• M6 stopped traffic J10–J9 southboundSun 18:24 · cleared after 4 h 40 min

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

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