M6 crash J19–J18 southbound

Crash on the M6 southbound at J19–J18 on Thursday 12 November 2026, from 20:50. Cleared at 01:25 after 4 h 35 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.

Status

Cleared 01:25 on 13 Nov 2026, after 4 h 35 min

Location

M6 southbound · J19–J18

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

3 of 3 lanes closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic

Sources

TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs ×2 · National Highways ×4

Timeline

1. yesterday 20:50 National Highways: 3 of 3 lanes closed
2. yesterday 21:08 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min
3. yesterday 21:13 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~6), “Stationary traffic”
4. yesterday 21:16 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
5. yesterday 21:18 TomTom: delay now ~24 min (was ~12)
6. yesterday 21:27 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~10 min
7. yesterday 21:54 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
8. yesterday 21:59 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. yesterday 22:03 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
10. yesterday 22:10 National Highways: lane closure lifted
11. yesterday 23:02 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
12. yesterday 23:11 National Highways: 1 of 3 lanes closed
13. yesterday 23:35 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
14. yesterday 23:50 National Highways: lane closure lifted
15. yesterday 23:53 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
16. 00:12 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
17. 00:16 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
18. 00:28 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
19. 00:35 National Highways: 3 of 3 lanes closed
20. 01:02 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
21. 01:21 TomTom no longer reports it
22. 01:24 National Highways: lane closure lifted
23. 01:25 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
24. 01:25 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J18 and J19).
• Queuing traffic, Lane closed
• M6 southbound between J19 and J18
• M6 southbound between J18 and J17
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 southbound between J19 and J18).

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 crash J21A southboundyesterday 21:04 · cleared after 26 min
• M6 reported crash J28–J27 southboundyesterday 19:43 · cleared after 40 min
• M6 crash J3–J3A northboundyesterday 19:10 · cleared after 44 min
• M6 crash J14 northboundyesterday 18:26 · cleared after 1 h 27 min
• M6 reported crash J13–J12 southboundyesterday 17:46 · cleared after 14 min
• M6 reported crash J1–J2 northboundyesterday 17:32 · cleared after 51 min
• M6 crash J2 northboundyesterday 16:44 · cleared after 1 h 31 min
• M6 crash J31–J31A northboundyesterday 16:16 · cleared after 1 h 59 min
• M6 stopped traffic J23–J24 northboundyesterday 14:17 · cleared after 4 h 29 min
• M6 stopped traffic J6–J5 southboundyesterday 13:34 · cleared after 2 h 49 min

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

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