M6 crash J20A southbound

Crash on the M6 southbound at J20A on Monday 26 October 2026, from 10:19. Cleared at 19:04 after 8 h 44 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 19:04 on 26 Oct 2026, after 8 h 44 min

Location

M6 southbound · J20A

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~41 min

Sources

TomTom ×15 · Motorway signs ×6

Timeline

1. Mon 10:19 TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Heavy rain, Slow traffic”, delay ~2 min
2. Mon 10:24 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”
3. Mon 10:39 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~7 min
4. Mon 10:48 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
5. Mon 10:52 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~3 min
6. Mon 10:52 TomTom: delay now ~8 min (was ~3)
7. Mon 10:56 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
8. Mon 10:56 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
9. Mon 10:56 TomTom: delay now ~3 min (was ~8)
10. Mon 11:01 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
11. Mon 11:05 TomTom: “Slow traffic, Lane closed”
12. Mon 11:05 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
13. Mon 11:11 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
14. Mon 11:14 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
15. Mon 11:15 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
16. Mon 11:19 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
17. Mon 11:20 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
18. Mon 11:24 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
19. Mon 11:24 TomTom: “Slow traffic, Lane closed”
20. Mon 11:24 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
21. Mon 11:28 TomTom: now says collision, “Queuing traffic, Accident”
22. Mon 11:28 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
23. Mon 11:33 TomTom: delay now ~26 min (was ~6)
24. Mon 11:33 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
25. Mon 11:37 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Accident”
26. Mon 11:42 TomTom: “Slow traffic, Lane closed”
27. Mon 11:46 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
28. Mon 11:51 TomTom: “Slow traffic, Lane closed”
29. Mon 12:02 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
30. Mon 12:05 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
31. Mon 12:19 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~29 min
32. Mon 12:19 TomTom: delay now ~5 min (was ~40), “Slow traffic, Accident”
33. Mon 12:24 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
34. Mon 12:27 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
35. Mon 12:32 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
36. Mon 12:37 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
37. Mon 12:37 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
38. Mon 12:41 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
39. Mon 12:46 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
40. Mon 12:49 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
41. Mon 13:00 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~18 min
42. Mon 13:00 TomTom: delay now ~4 min (was ~24), “Slow traffic, Lane closed”
43. Mon 13:00 TomTom: “Slow traffic, Lane closed”
44. Mon 13:02 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
45. Mon 13:02 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
46. Mon 13:04 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic, Hard shoulder closed”, delay ~16 min
47. Mon 13:04 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~5 min
48. Mon 13:04 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
49. Mon 13:09 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
50. Mon 13:18 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
51. Mon 13:18 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
52. Mon 13:18 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
53. Mon 13:23 TomTom no longer reports it
54. Mon 13:23 All clear: no source reports it any more
55. Mon 13:27 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
56. Mon 13:32 TomTom: “Slow traffic, Lane closed”
57. Mon 13:32 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
58. Mon 13:36 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~12 min (reported again)
59. Mon 13:36 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
60. Mon 13:36 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
61. Mon 13:46 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
62. Mon 13:50 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
63. Mon 13:50 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
64. Mon 13:55 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
65. Mon 13:59 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
66. Mon 13:59 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
67. Mon 14:02 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
68. Mon 14:18 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
69. Mon 14:36 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
70. Mon 14:41 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
71. Mon 14:54 TomTom: “Slow traffic, Lane closed”
72. Mon 15:54 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~18 min
73. Mon 17:25 TomTom: delay now ~35 min (was ~26)
74. Mon 17:35 TomTom: delay now ~34 min (was ~26)
75. Mon 18:00 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
76. Mon 18:48 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
77. Mon 18:58 TomTom no longer reports it
78. Mon 19:04 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
79. Mon 19:04 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Slow traffic, Lane closed
• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 J20A southbound exit for M56 J9).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J22 and J23).
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 southbound between J23 and J22).
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J19 and J20).
• Stationary traffic, Lane closed
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (6 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound within J21A before M62 J10 eastbound exit).
• Queuing traffic, Lane closed
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (8 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J19 and J20).

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• M6 crash J18–J19 southboundyesterday 11:12 · cleared after 59 min
• M6 crash J23–J22 southboundyesterday 06:45 · cleared after 3 h 4 min
• M6 stopped traffic J9–J10yesterday 06:09 · cleared after 3 h 17 min
• M6 crash J4 southboundyesterday 05:53 · cleared after 3 h 52 min
• M6 stopped traffic J10–J9 southboundSun 18:24 · cleared after 4 h 40 min
• M6 crash J15–J14 southboundSun 16:45 · cleared after 14 h 4 min
• M6 stopped traffic J18–J19 northboundSun 16:02 · cleared after 1 h 31 min
• M6 crash J13–J14 northboundSun 14:01 · cleared after 43 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M6 J20A.

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