M6 crash J2–J1 southbound
Cleared Cleared at 20:12 on 25 Sept 2026, after 5 h 19 min.
Crash on the M6 southbound at J2–J1 on Friday 25 September 2026, from 14:54. Cleared at 20:12 after 5 h 19 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.
M6 southbound · J2–J1
Collision
yesterday 14:54–yesterday 20:12 (cleared after 5 h 19 min) · delay ~10 min · queue 2.3 mi
TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs ×2
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Timeline
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~10 min
- Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
- TomTom: now says obstruction or hazard, “traffic, Vehicle fire”
- TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~17), “Queuing traffic, Vehicle fire”
- TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Queuing traffic, Vehicle fire, Lane closed”, delay ~10 min
- Motorway signs: “VEHICLE FIRE SLOW DOWN”
- TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Slow traffic, Lane closed”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
- TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
- Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
- TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
- TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
- TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
- TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
- TomTom no longer reports it
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~6 min (reported again)
- TomTom no longer reports it
- Motorway signs no longer show “VEHICLE FIRE SLOW DOWN”
- All clear: no source reports it any more
What the sources said
- Queuing traffic, Vehicle fire
- Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (8 signs; furthest along: M6 southbound between J2 and J1).
- Queuing traffic, Lane closed
- Overhead signs read “VEHICLE FIRE SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 southbound within J1).
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This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.