M6 crash J20 northbound

Crash on the M6 northbound at J20 on Wednesday 21 October 2026, from 11:10. Still reported at 13:00 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Live since 11:10 (1 h 50 min)

Location

M6 northbound · J20

Reported as

Collision

Delay

~7 min

At its worst

Delay ~15 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×3 · TomTom ×3

Timeline

1. 11:10 Motorway signs: “COLLISION AHEAD”
2. 11:37 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~7 min
3. 11:41 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~4 min
4. 11:55 TomTom no longer reports it
5. 12:00 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
6. 12:01 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
7. 12:04 TomTom no longer reports it
8. 12:05 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
9. 12:18 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~8 min (reported again)
10. 12:22 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION AHEAD”
11. 12:22 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
12. 12:27 TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~10)
13. 12:41 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
14. 12:46 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~7 min
15. 12:50 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
16. 12:52 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION” (reported again)
17. 12:52 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
18. 12:55 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
19. 12:55 TomTom: “Slow traffic, Lane closed”

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION AHEAD” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 northbound within J20 before M56 J9 eastbound access).
• Slow traffic, Lane closed
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (6 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J20 and J21).
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound within J20 after M56 J9 eastbound access).
• Slow traffic

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 reported crash J21A northbound12:01 · cleared after 51 min
• M6 crash J3 southbound11:26 · Live
• M6 stopped traffic J10–J10A06:17 · cleared after 4 h 7 min
• M6 crash J20 southbound06:17 · Live
• M6 crash J6–J5 southbound05:59 · cleared after 3 h 44 min
• M6 reported crash J28 northboundyesterday 23:57 · cleared after 52 min
• M6 crash J17–J16 southboundyesterday 19:41 · cleared after 2 h 17 min
• M6 crash J31A–J31 southboundyesterday 16:46 · cleared after 2 h 32 min
• M6 stopped traffic J20–J21 northboundyesterday 13:36 · cleared after 5 h 32 min
• M6 crash J6 northboundyesterday 12:03 · cleared after 7 h 46 min

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