M6 crash J18–J19 southbound
Crash on the M6 southbound at J18–J19 on Monday 2 November 2026, from 11:12. Cleared at 12:11 after 59 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.
- Status
- Cleared 12:11 on 2 Nov 2026, after 59 min
- Location
- M6 southbound · J18–J19
- Reported as
- Collision
- Sources
- Motorway signs · TomTom ×2
Timeline
- Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
- Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic, Hard shoulder closed”, delay ~3 min
- TomTom no longer reports it
- TomTom: collision, “Slow traffic, Accident”, delay ~3 min
- TomTom no longer reports it
- 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, Hard shoulder closed
- Slow traffic, Accident
Other recent incidents on the M6
- M6 reported crash J16–J15 southbound
- M6 stopped traffic J6–J7 northbound
- M6 crash J23–J22 southbound
- M6 stopped traffic J9–J10
- M6 crash J4 southbound
- M6 stopped traffic J10–J9 southbound
- M6 crash J15–J14 southbound
- M6 stopped traffic J18–J19 northbound
- M6 crash J13–J14 northbound
- M6 delays J19
Live traffic and past incidents at M6 J18 and M6 J19.
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