M6 crash J20A southbound
Live Still reported at 00:45 UK time, since yesterday 14:23 (10 h 22 min).
Crash on the M6 southbound at J20A on Monday 5 October 2026, from 14:23. Still reported at 00:45 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.
M6 southbound · J20A
Collision
since yesterday 14:23 (10 h 22 min)
Motorway signs · TomTom
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Timeline
- Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~3 min
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
- TomTom no longer reports it
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
- Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
- TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
- TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
- TomTom no longer reports it
- Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION” (reported again)
What the sources said
- Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 J20A southbound exit for M56 J9).
- Queuing traffic, Lane closed
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About this page
This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.