M6 crash J2–J1 southbound

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.

Status

Cleared 20:12 on 25 Sept 2026, after 5 h 19 min

Location

M6 southbound · J2–J1

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Delay ~17 min

Sources

TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs ×2

Timeline

1. Fri 14:54 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~10 min
2. Fri 15:02 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
3. Fri 15:16 TomTom: now says obstruction or hazard, “traffic, Vehicle fire”
4. Fri 15:33 TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~17), “Queuing traffic, Vehicle fire”
5. Fri 15:37 TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Queuing traffic, Vehicle fire, Lane closed”, delay ~10 min
6. Fri 15:41 Motorway signs: “VEHICLE FIRE SLOW DOWN”
7. Fri 15:42 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Slow traffic, Lane closed”
8. Fri 15:46 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
9. Fri 15:55 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
10. Fri 15:59 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
11. Fri 16:11 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
12. Fri 16:21 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
13. Fri 16:25 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
14. Fri 16:34 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
15. Fri 16:38 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
16. Fri 17:13 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
17. Fri 17:22 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
18. Fri 17:26 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
19. Fri 18:15 TomTom no longer reports it
20. Fri 18:19 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~6 min (reported again)
21. Fri 18:24 TomTom no longer reports it
22. Fri 20:12 Motorway signs no longer show “VEHICLE FIRE SLOW DOWN”
23. Fri 20:12 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• 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).

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 crash J16 southboundyesterday 19:23 · cleared after 48 min
• M6 reported crash J16–J15 southboundyesterday 18:53 · cleared after 1 h 18 min
• M6 closed J5–J4A southboundyesterday 16:23 · cleared after 1 h 22 min
• M6 crash J8 southboundyesterday 13:38 · cleared after 5 h 30 min
• M6 stopped traffic J6–J5 southboundyesterday 08:05 · cleared after 3 h 34 min
• M6 stopped traffic J23–J22 southboundyesterday 06:51 · cleared after 3 h 12 min
• M6 crash J12 northboundyesterday 06:51 · cleared after 47 min
• M6 stopped traffic J10A–J10 southboundyesterday 06:24 · cleared after 3 h 14 min
• M6 crash J19–J18 southboundMon 20:52 · cleared after 2 h 45 min
• M6 stopped traffic J18–J17 southboundMon 15:39 · cleared after 3 h 6 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M6 J2 and M6 J1.

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