M6 crash J20 southbound

Crash on the M6 southbound at J20 on Wednesday 21 October 2026, from 06:17. Still reported at 09:58 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Live since 06:17 (3 h 41 min)

Location

M6 southbound · J20

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~23 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×3 · TomTom ×5

Timeline

1. 06:17 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
2. 06:49 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~4 min
3. 06:51 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
4. 07:22 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
5. 07:25 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~16 min
6. 07:34 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~4 min
7. 07:40 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
8. 07:43 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
9. 07:48 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
10. 07:53 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
11. 07:57 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
12. 08:20 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
13. 08:21 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
14. 08:25 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
15. 08:29 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~20 min
16. 08:29 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
17. 08:34 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
18. 08:52 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
19. 08:52 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
20. 08:57 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
21. 09:20 TomTom: “Slow traffic, Lane closed”
22. 09:24 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
23. 09:29 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~6 min
24. 09:47 TomTom no longer reports it

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 southbound within J22).
• Slow traffic, Lane closed
• Queuing traffic, Lane closed
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 J20 southbound exit).
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 J20A southbound exit for M56 J9).
• Slow traffic

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