M6 crash J1–J2 northbound
Crash on the M6 northbound at J1–J2 on Monday 19 October 2026, from 06:39. Cleared at 07:39 after 1 h. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.
- Status
- Cleared 07:39 on 19 Oct 2026, after 1 h
- Location
- M6 northbound · J1–J2
- Reported as
- Collision
- At its worst
- Stationary traffic · delay ~41 min
- Sources
- TomTom · Motorway signs
Timeline
- Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~11 min
- TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~11)
- TomTom: now says collision, delay now ~24 min (was ~16), “Stationary traffic, Incident”
- TomTom: delay now ~41 min (was ~24)
- TomTom no longer reports it
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~26 min (reported again)
- TomTom no longer reports it
- Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
- All clear: no source reports it any more
Source reports
- Stationary traffic
- Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 northbound between J1 and J2).
Other recent incidents on the M6
- M6 crash J19–J20 northbound
- M6 stopped traffic J10–J10A
- M6 stopped traffic J25–J26 northbound
- M6 delays J7–J6 southbound
- M6 stopped traffic J21
- M6 closed J24–J23 southbound
- M6 crash J23–J22 southbound
- M6 crash J9
- M6 crash J39–J40 northbound
- M6 crash J2–J3 northbound
The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.