M6 crash J18–J19 northbound

Crash on the M6 northbound at J18–J19 on Wednesday 4 November 2026, from 09:36. Still reported at 11:28 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs, TomTom and National Highways.

Status

Live since 09:36 (1 h 52 min)

Location

M6 northbound · J18–J19

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~28 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×4 · TomTom · National Highways ×4

Timeline

1. 09:36 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
2. 09:42 National Highways: 1 of 3 lanes closed
3. 09:42 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
4. 10:01 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
5. 10:02 TomTom: collision, “Queuing traffic, Accident”, delay ~5 min
6. 10:05 National Highways: 1 of 3 lanes closed
7. 10:05 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
8. 10:06 TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~5), “Stationary traffic, Accident”
9. 10:11 TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~10)
10. 10:31 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
11. 10:34 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
12. 10:47 National Highways: 2 of 3 lanes closed (was 1)
13. 10:47 National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed (was 1)
14. 11:01 TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~19), “Queuing traffic, Accident”
15. 11:10 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”
16. 11:15 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
17. 11:17 National Highways: lane closure lifted
18. 11:20 TomTom: delay now ~4 min (was ~9), “Slow traffic”
19. 11:25 TomTom no longer reports it

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J18 and J19).
• Slow traffic
• M6 northbound between J18 and J19
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS” (12 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J18 and J19).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS” (15 signs; furthest along: M6 southbound between J19 and J18).

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 crash J18–J19 northbound08:16 · cleared after 1 h 15 min
• M6 crash J27 southbound08:15 · cleared after 2 h 46 min
• M6 crash J16–J15 southbound00:43 · Live
• M6 crash J29–J28 southboundyesterday 22:54 · cleared after 1 h 35 min
• M6 reported crash J28–J27 southboundyesterday 22:37 · cleared after 52 min
• M6 crash J22–J23 northboundyesterday 18:02 · cleared after 3 h 26 min
• M6 stopped traffic J16–J17 northboundyesterday 15:57 · cleared after 1 h 1 min
• M6 crash J20–J21 northboundyesterday 15:30 · cleared after 3 h 35 min
• M6 crash J15–J16 northboundyesterday 15:07 · cleared after 1 h 20 min
• M6 crash J19–J18yesterday 14:31 · cleared after 27 min

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

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