M6 crash J20–J21 northbound

Cleared Cleared at 20:49 on 26 Sept 2026, after 49 min.

Crash on the M6 northbound at J20–J21 on Saturday 26 September 2026, from 20:00. Cleared at 20:49 after 49 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs.

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   M6 northbound · J20–J21

   Collision

   20:00–20:49 (cleared after 49 min)

   Motorway signs

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Timeline

1. 20:00 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. 20:49 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
3. 20:49 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 northbound between J20 and J21).

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 reported crash J32 southbound · 14:49, cleared after 58 min
• M6 crash J32 northbound · 13:30, cleared after 1 h 55 min
• M6 crash J3–J2 southbound · 06:47, cleared after 1 h 40 min
• M6 crash J21A southbound · yesterday 23:49, cleared after 1 h 54 min
• M6 reported crash J20 northbound · yesterday 23:26, cleared after 48 min
• M6 stopped traffic J20–J21 northbound · yesterday 15:29, cleared after 43 min
• M6 crash J2–J1 southbound · yesterday 14:54, cleared after 5 h 19 min
• M6 stopped traffic J20A–J19 · yesterday 12:29, cleared after 2 h 46 min
• M6 crash J26–J25 southbound · yesterday 12:26, cleared after 1 h
• M6 crash J18–J19 northbound · yesterday 12:25, cleared after 5 h 40 min

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