M6 crash J20–J21 northbound

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.

Status

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

Location

M6 northbound · J20–J21

Reported as

Collision

Sources

Motorway signs

Timeline

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

Source reports

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

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 J20 and M6 J21.

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