M6 crash J18–J19 northbound

Crash on the M6 northbound at J18–J19 on Wednesday 4 November 2026, from 08:16. Cleared at 09:31 after 1 h 15 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 09:31 on 4 Nov 2026, after 1 h 15 min

Location

M6 northbound · J18–J19

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Delay ~5 min

Sources

Motorway signs · TomTom

Timeline

1. 08:16 Motorway signs: “COLLISION ON SLIP ROAD”
2. 08:49 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
3. 08:54 TomTom no longer reports it
4. 09:03 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
5. 09:26 TomTom no longer reports it
6. 09:31 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION ON SLIP ROAD”
7. 09:31 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

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

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 crash J18–J19 northbound09:36 · Live
• 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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