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M6 crash J20 northbound

Crash on the M6 northbound at J20 on Friday 23 October 2026, from 11:20. Still reported at 14:15 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status
Live since 11:20 (2 h 54 min)
Location
M6 northbound · J20
Reported as
Collision
Delay
~26 min
At its worst
Stationary traffic
Sources
TomTom ×5 · Motorway signs
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Timeline

  1. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~3 min
  2. TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
  3. TomTom no longer reports it
  4. All clear: no source reports it any more
  5. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
  6. TomTom no longer reports it
  7. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
  8. TomTom: “Slow traffic, Lane closed”
  9. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~7 min
  10. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~6 min
  11. TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
  12. TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
  13. TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
  14. TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
  15. TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~13), “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
  16. Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
  17. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min
  18. TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~4)
  19. TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
  20. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~23 min
  21. TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
  22. TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”

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